Its main business areas are real estate, supplies, and telecommunications.
Technology is in the service of making information usable.
John Koskinen OMB, Deputy Director for Management Chair, CIO Council GAO studied the 10 best practices in the private sector. Management frequently focuses on time and cost instead of determining if the project was worth it in terms of results. OMB is in the process of developing a capital planning guide. They recommend doing portfolio analysis - identify constraints for resources, range of investments, areas which provide the biggest returns across projects and across bureaus. Capital planning is not just for new projects.