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I think the biggest impact they'll have is on the mindset of the US government has as a whole. Particularly their involvement in health care technology reforms

I think the biggest impact they'll have is on the mindset of the US government has as a whole. Particularly their involvement in health care technology reforms such as the HITECH additions to HIPAA regulations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_Information_Technology_for_Economic_and_Clinical_Health_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_Information_Technology_... Or Medicare's Meaningful Use initiative: http://www.healthit.gov/providers-professionals/meaningful-use-definition-objectives http://www.healthit.gov/providers-professionals/meaningful-u... If you visit your doctor and see new technology in place, and also see data privacy taken seriously, there's a good chance that government incentives were involved. Now these guys might not have been directly involved in the trench-related work, but the administration is definitely pushing these agendas.

GolfyMcG 11y ago
They are pushing these agendas but unfortunately the standards are rather abysmal. "Meaningful Use" has become the butt of many jokes. HITECH is the preferred compliance framework for Healthcare companies but it takes dramatically longer, and by extension is more expensive than comparable frameworks like SOC 2. The UX of most new Healthcare IT is embarrassing, by the standards of anyone who grew up in Web 2.0. Add to this the amount of money being spent for this innovation and it's painful how inefficient of an investment the government is making. There are some companies really trying to push the envelope but the majority of the industry is mired in red tape and antique thinking.