Government Government Doing more with less Government agencies are under the same pressures as schools and businesses to do more with less. Tighter budgets and larger, more diverse constituencies are forcing agencies to think strategically about how best to serve citizens in cost-effective ways. Many Alliance technologies hold promise for improving the effectiveness and efficiency of local, state, and federal governments. For instance, data mining tools can help government managers analyze voluminous databases to understand the long-term effects of policies and programs.
Collaborative software enables widely dispersed workforces to assemble into virtual teams.
Other technologies, such as the models being developed by the Application Technologies Environmental Hydrology Team, can directly assist communities in monitoring and addressing water pollution. This kind of bottom-line impact is being repeated in other agencies. The Alliance will identify additional practical applications for using high-performance computing, communications, and information technologies in government agencies as it encourages greater awareness of the benefits.