> Really the federal government should be publishing and distributing guidance to local governments about how to run IT. Or even running the IT for them. Lots

> Really the federal government should be publishing and distributing guidance to local governments about how to run IT. Or even running the IT for them. Lots of smaller municipalities and counties, even with all the guidance on the world, wouldn't have the resources to properly manage everything. Not to mention what a colossal waste it is, financially or practically, for every single administrative entity to reinvent the wheel for each of their IT needs.