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I've heard from people that work in government that the tools they use are allowed to use are restricted by overly complex procurement rules. The result is that

I've heard from people that work in government that the tools they use are allowed to use are restricted by overly complex procurement rules. The result is that non-technical teams are forced to use ancient software as anything else (even if it's opensource) isn't kosher. How could this be reformed?

rheydrichSS 11y ago
You also have the opposite problem of teams adopting the "latest" fad in a cargo-cult like manner, whether or not these tools make sense to use. Its hard to get through that just copying the tools/processes used by other successful tech companies is not sufficient for success.
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brandonb 11y ago
I could believe that, but my personal experience is that we were able to introduce pretty modern tools--AWS, Node, Backbone, Hipchat and Google apps for communications. Getting these approved required going through a rather complex security audit and dispelling a decent amount of FUD, but otherwise, there's no real legal barrier to using modern open source software. I think what was probably key is to find an internal champion within the organization you're working with. If you can find a good partner on the business side, you can often get things through the bureaucracy if you're patient and diligent.
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