The problem was that there didn't seem to be much connection between the daily work of IT executives and the machinations of the White House. Sure, there were some broad economic plans and a few technology initiatives that could have had indirect impact, but most CIOs and experts we interviewed found it difficult to identify programs that would affect IT directly. During the past eight years, the shifts and changes in IT have been nothing short of monumental. Internet technology has changed business forever. IT and business are inextricably intertwined.
Technology is no longer an individual company project, but a project that spans the supply chain.
Efforts to fund Internet access in rural areas fell flat. Internet taxation is still a specter without form. The Federal Trade Commission has allowed industry to dictate Internet privacy policy. The Federal Communications Commission has permitted mergers that now present real opportunities for integrated services. And of course, those broad economic policies helped fuel the greatest growth the IT industry has ever seen.