Continuing costs associated with the Afghanistan war and planned end-strength cuts in the military services are among the drivers of a downturn in defense information technology spending that is expected to hit its low point in fiscal year 2014, according to a new market forecast by the TechAmerica Foundation. The IT budget faces "near-term pressure with inflation-level increases at the end of the forecast period," which goes through FY-19, according to a TechAmerica Foundation briefing sent to reporters. As for...
