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Reinventing government decision-making.(Cover Story)

Journal of Systems Management

| November 01, 1995 | Fisher, Allan | COPYRIGHT 1995 John Carroll University. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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There is general agreement that the federal government is in the information age. Computers have been used for many years to gather, process, synthesize, report and disseminate information. It was and still is believed that through automation, processes, workers, and organizations would operate more effectively and efficiently. This paradigm reflects the belief that an investment in information technology is expected to yield considerable return.

Consequently, the general public cannot understand why it takes weeks, instead of days, to process an income tax refund or months to determine eligibility for social security disability benefits. Thus, the ...

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