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"OMB has spent the past four years putting into place the mechanisms for improved IT governance, and the CIOs of virtually all federal agencies have invested much of their time and resources into becoming more agile and efficient. Sequestration, whether a short term exercise or long term reality, will put all of that to the test."
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