Tech CEOs Tell US Gov't How To Cut Deficit By $1 Trillion

alphadogg writes "The US government can save more than $1 trillion over the next 10 years by consolidating its IT infrastructure, reducing its energy use and moving to more Web-based citizen services, a group of tech CEOs said in a report released Wednesday. The Technology CEO Council's report, delivered to President Barack Obama's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, also recommends that the US government streamline its supply chains and move agencies to shared services for mission-support activities. 'America's growing national debt is undermining our global competitiveness,' said the council, chaired by IBM CEO Samuel Palmisano. 'How we choose to confront and address this challenge will determine our future environment for growth and innovation.' If the cash-strapped US government enacted all the recommendations in the advocacy group's report, it could save between $920 billion and $1.2 trillion by 2020, the group said. The federal government could also reduce IT energy consumption by 25 percent, and it could save $200 billion over 10 years by using advanced analytics to stop improper payments, the report said."

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War

[themerky1]

Or they could just start another war.

Re:Don't see how that would work

[Anonymous Coward]

Simple. You replace people with machines.

You know, a combination of robotics and AI (or at least, competent logic) are a viable solution to a lot of problems. Consider how much environmental consumption/destruction alone is going on, just to maintain the middle and lower classes of citizens. I mean, if the world human population could be reduced to a few hundred million, with a combination of drone/remote robots conducting the task of, say, mining-smelting-manufacturing of a part, or farming-harvesting-preparing of a food, that a person needs, could pretty much eliminate the need for a bunch undereducated human beings. A combination of competent automation and a disconnected wealthy class is a rough road. As far as paying its debt, it would appear that no group (of influence) in the States wants to promote a competitive market any more, so a market solution is likely not going to evolve. I suggest you buckle in for a more administrated lifestyle, refer to the established pseudo-socialist European markets for your template.

Re:Don't see how that would work

[copponex]

Sweet... so, if the Republicans retake the House and Senate next month, and haven't solved the deficit by 2012, it will have nothing to do with Pelosi or Obama.

Be sure to tell your friends.