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Government IT: How To Rationalize Applications For Mission Impact

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Aug 27, 2025

Summary

Governments struggle with sprawling IT portfolios, redundant applications, and outdated systems. Rationalization is challenging, complicated by personal opinions, departmental complexities, and federated structures where bureaus and divisions own their own technology. This decentralization makes central efforts harder but also more critical due to the redundancy it creates. Amid global government change, application rationalization is essential to cutting costs, reducing complexity, and improving citizen services. This report helps government organizations rationalize their applications in a meaningful way.

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