OMB Director Peter Orszag is a self-proclaimed nerd who calls the shots for the most tech oriented administration in history.  (For his recent memo directing agencies to include IT efficiencies in their FY 2012 budget requests, click here.)  This recent blog post offers an interesting insight into how Mr. Orszag views technological change.

More Computing Power on Your Belt Than at Your Desk?
Peter R. Orszag, Director
In a blog posting, Tom Shoop raised a question about a sentence in my speech yesterday that, “at one time, a federal worker went to the office and had access to cutting-edge computer power and programs. Now, he often has more of both clipped to a device on his belt.” Tom noted that as impressive as it is, he wasn’t sure that his Android-based Smartphone has anywhere near the computing power of even an eight- or ten-year-old PC.

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