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Introduction
 
Driven by pressure to improve constituent services, reduce costs and develop efficiency, US state and local governments are increasing their technology spending. Changes in internal structure and constituent service delivery including increasing federal funds, consolidation of IT management, and deepening of e-government will lead to even greater opportunities for IT vendors in this market.
 

 
Scope
 
Forecast of total IT spending and vendor opportunities for FY2004 to FY2009 by government function and technology segment
 
Sizing of market in both state and local government
 
Identification of trends emerging in state and local government IT market
 
Profiles of select systems integrators serving this market
 
Highlights
 
Total state and local government IT spending will grow from $55.0B to $62.4B from FY2004-09.
 

 
Spending will shift away from hardware and networking towards software and services. Reasons include falling hardware prices, loss of workforce to retirement and growing interest in e-government and enterprise-wide systems.
 

 
Datamonitor has identified public safety, health & human services, general government and transportation as the top functional areas for IT investment by state and local governments.
 

 
Reasons to Purchase
 
Evaluate opportunities in the state and local government technology market by government function and technology segments
 
Compare opportunities in both state and local government
 
Identify competitors and potential areas for partnerships in the state and local government IT market

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
CHAPTER 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
 
Introduction 3
 
Market context 3
 
Customer focus 4
 
Action points 5
 
CHAPTER 2 INTRODUCTION 12
 
What is this report about? 12
 
Who is the target reader? 13
 
How to use this report 13
 
CHAPTER 3 MARKET CONTEXT 14
 
Introduction 14
 
Key findings 14
 
State and local government technology budget analysis 17
 
Spending by technology segment: state and local government will shift spending towards services and software 18
 
Spending by function: state and local governments place top priority on public safety 20
 
Spending by level of government: state vs local 23
 
Technology spending by state governments 23
 
Spending by state: population is not the only determinant of government IT spending 26
 
Spending by technology segment: state government technology mix will shift towards software and services 27
 
Spending by function: state governments focus on health and human services 29
 
Technology spending by local governments 32
 
Spending by technology segment: local government spending on services and software is growing 34
 
Spending by function: public safety is primary recipient in local government 37
 
Trends in state and local government IT spending 39
 
Renewed interest in consolidation 40
 
Increasing influence over technology decision-making 42
 
Taking e-government to the next level 43
 
Changing role of federal funds 45
 
CHAPTER 4 COMPETITIVE DYNAMICS 48
 
Introduction 48
 
Key findings 48
 
Overview of vendors 49
 
Profiles of select systems integrators in the US state and local government market 50
 
State- and local-focused IT vendors rank highly in market: ACS, CGI-AMS, Maximus 50
 
Broad IT services firms have mixed results: EDS, IBM, Unisys 53
 
Federal contractors are expanding state and local offerings: Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman 55
 
Consulting firms racing into state and local government market: Accenture, BearingPoint 57
 
CHAPTER 5 ACTION POINTS 60
 
Introduction 60
 
Follow the federal money 60
 
Investigate new sources of funding 60
 
Seek out regional projects, but be prepared for more upfront evaluation 61
 
Focus on small-scale outsourcing at the local level 61
 
Be willing to enter partnerships either as the prime or the sub 62
 
CHAPTER 6 APPENDIX 63
 
Research methodology 63
 
References 63
 
Related readings 64
 
SPP writing team 64
 
How to contact experts in your industry 66
 

 

 
LIST OF TABLES
 
Table 1: US state and local government IT vendor opportunity by technology segment, FY2004-FY2009 ($M) 19
 
Table 2: US state and local government IT spending by function, FY2004-FY2009 ($M) 22
 
Table 3: US state government IT vendor opportunity by technology segment, FY2004-FY2009 ($M) 28
 
Table 4: US state government IT spending by function, FY2004-FY2009 ($M) 30
 
Table 5: US local government IT vendor opportunity by technology segment, FY2004-FY2009 ($M) 35
 
Table 6: US local government IT spending by function, FY2004-FY2009 ($M) 38
 

 

 
LIST OF FIGURES
 
Figure 1: US state and local government IT spending: vendor opportunity vs internal spending, FY2004-FY2009 ($B) 18
 
Figure 2: US state and local government IT vendor opportunity by technology segment, FY2004-FY2009 ($B) 19
 
Figure 3: US state and local government IT spending by function, FY2004 21
 
Figure 4: US state government IT spending by technology segment, FY2004 24
 
Figure 5: US state government IT spending by technology segment, FY2009 24
 
Figure 6: US state government IT spending: vendor opportunity vs total spending, FY2004-FY2009 ($B) 25
 
Figure 7: US state government IT vendor opportunity by technology segment, FY2004-FY2009 (% of total) 27
 
Figure 8: US state government IT spending by function, FY2004 30
 
Figure 9: US local government IT spending by technology segment, FY2004 32
 
Figure 10: US local government IT spending by technology segment, FY2009 33
 
Figure 11: US local government IT vendor opportunity by technology segment, FY2004-FY2009 ($M) 34
 
Figure 12: US local government IT spending by function, FY2004 37
 
Figure 13: State agencies are mainly influenced by the state itself, while local agencies feel influence from multiple sources 43
 
Figure 14: State and local agencies expect to receive federal funds for public safety projects 45