Obama unvarnished: government IT is 'horrible'

15.04.2011

And: "Pres Obama said the govt's IT ' .' He said that's the case 'across the board:' at the Pentagon, Homeland Security, the agencies."

Obama's feelings about government technology aren't surprising.

Upon taking office, Obama indicated that that he was more interested in continuing to than in getting a "cool phone."

"It's just one tool among a number of tools that I'm trying to use, to break out of the bubble, to make sure that people can still reach me," said Obama about his Blackberry to CNN in 2009.

At the time, there were hints of frustration by the president.