Forrester Expands Research-Based Services For The Government Sector; Receives GSA Approval As Successor In Interest To Contracts Formerly Held By Giga Information Group, Inc.CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Recognizing that all levels of the US government face increasingly complex IT issues and buying decisions, Forrester Research Forrester Research is an independent technology and market research company that provides its clients with advice about technology's impact on business and consumers. Corporate facts
FORR Freedom of the Road Riders (Motorcyclists) FORR Flight Operations Readiness Review ) today announced a broader focus on research offerings for the government sector. Analyst Gene Leganza has been named vice president of Forrester's government sector research and will lead the company's government research team. "Government sector technology executives face a unique set of challenges including a management agenda that can change with each election and constant budget scrutiny," says Leganza. "Ongoing change notwithstanding, government IT leaders must provide a broad range of services. Forrester helps the government sector and those doing business with the government understand transformational technologies and business models, and complex technology alternatives." Forrester provides clients, such as the US Bureau of Reclamation Reclamation A claim for the right to return or the right to demand the return of a security that has been previously accepted as a result of bad delivery or other irregularities in the delivery and settlement process. , the state of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , and the state of Kansas, with research and advice tailored to the unique concerns of the government sector, coupled with best practices from the private sector and ways to adapt them to the government environment. Forrester also announced today that it has received approval from the General Services Administration The General Services Administration (GSA) was established by section 101 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C.A. § 751). The GSA sets policy for and manages government property and records. (GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. ) to assume Giga Information Group's contracts with GSA and has updated its schedule of products and services. Forrester acquired Giga Information Group (Giga) in February 2003. The novation The substitution of a new contract for an old one. The new agreement extinguishes the rights and obligations that were in effect under the old agreement. A novation ordinarily arises when a new individual assumes an obligation to pay that was incurred by the original party agreement approved by GSA recognizes Forrester as the successor in interest to Giga, authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: to fulfill Giga's GSA contracts. The Evolving Role Of The US Federal CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. The newest government sector research from Forrester focuses on the changing role of the CIO in federal government. Leganza, author of the report, says that while US federal CIOs have moved out of the back office to the senior management table over the past several years, they are struggling to have a significant impact. Forrester asserts that this is because these CIOs still aren't viewed as strategic partners in their organizations. The report cites data from the General Accounting Office (GAO), which shows that only 41 percent of federal government CIOs actually report to their agency head. Furthermore, since the median tenure is less than two years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time GAO found that these CIOs don't stay on the job long enough to be effective. Given these findings, Forrester concludes that government sector CIOs must actively pursue increased credibility with both Congress and agency heads. The research mentioned in this release, "The Evolving Role Of The US Federal CIO," is available to Forrester WholeView 2(TM) clients and can be found at www.forrester.com. About Forrester Forrester is an independent technology research company that provides pragmatic and forward-thinking advice about technology's impact on business. Business, marketing, and IT professionals worldwide collaborate with Forrester to align their technology investments with their business goals. Forrester offers products and services in four major areas: Research, Data, Consulting, and Community. Established in 1983, Forrester is headquartered in Cambridge, Mass. For additional information, visit www.forrester.com. (C) 2004, Forrester Research, Inc. All rights reserved. Forrester and WholeView are trademarks of Forrester Research, Inc. |
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