Government aims to boost IT effectiveness by raising professionals standards across public sector.

The article reports that the U.S. government has embarked on a programme to improve the technology skills of professionals in the public sector. The initiative, called the Government IT Profession Strategy, also aims to improve public satisfaction with technology-enabled services and cut costs. Increased professionalism across the IT workforce will result in the delivery of IT projects with a greater rate of success as well as more effective and efficient delivery of IT services.