Federal IT Spending Requests Top 2011 Levels, immixGroup Budget Briefing Reveals

Civilian and Defense Agencies Focus on Mobile Computing, Cloud/Virtualization, and CybersecurityMcLean, VA, October 21, 2011- Although continuing resolutions and ongoing budget cuts will have an impact, most federal IT spending requests are slightly ahead of 2011 levels, with buying trends expected to emphasize telework/mobile computing, cloud computing/virtualization, and cybersecurity. The 2012 Federal IT budget request is approximately $80.9 billion, of which 52 percent is civilian and 48 percent is defense. In 2011, the IT budget was $78.8 billion. These financial statistics and