As mounting public deficits dominate discourse in Washington and in state capitals throughout the country, leaders from the technology industry said they are eager to help address the problem. The federal government can save $1 trillion over the next decade, claimed Dell CEO Michael Dell and IBM Chairman and CEO Samuel Palmisano, by applying homegrown expertise, technology and organizational innovation to its information networks and management practices.
The discussion, which took place during a technology and public policy program hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), drew on an October 2010 Technology CEO Council report, "One Trillion Reasons: How Commercial Best Practices to Maximize Productivity Can Save Taxpayer Money and Enhance Government Services."