Build a Smarter Government, Build a Smarter Federal IT Operation.

The article presents the changes that could lead to a smarter federal information technology (IT) operation in the U.S. It notes that the changes could easily improve IT service for both government employees and American citizens. It states that the first change was to increase the government's in-house technical expertise, and the second one is to increase the leveraging of the skills and operations. It also mentions that the main reason for the promulgation of the changes was the call of U.S. President Barack Obama.