It's widely understood that many federal agencies are using outdated technology, which is costly to keep running and results in overall inefficiency. For example the IRS still uses mainframe systems and paper. However, IT modernization is very expensive, especially in the short term. And those upgrades can take many years to complete before benefits are realized. They also have a high rate of failure.

Are you ok with increasing budgets to whatever levels are needed to bring government technology up to par with the private sector?

Citations:

https://www.govconwire.com/2023/07/ibm-awarded-1b-irs-enterprise-mainframe-integration-management-support-contract/

https://www.recordpoint.com/blog/maintaining-legacy-systems-costs

https://www.cfodive.com/news/legacy-technology-technical-debt-costs-enterprise-data-AI/722115

https://www.cio.com/article/230427/why-it-projects-still-fail.html