The 2023 CGI Voice of Our Clients shares findings from our in-depth interviews with 1,764 executives across the industries and geographies we serve. We invite you to explore these global cross-industry findings here.
This year, CGI met one-on-one with U.S. federal government executives. These strategic conversations provide a unique view into how macro and industry trends affect business and IT priorities and investment plans across federal agencies, both civilian and defense. Here, we cover the trends having the greatest impact on federal priorities today.
Cyber strategy matures
- 86% have cyber strategies in place
- 54% have an enterprise-wide strategy in place
Modernization is key
- 67% are implementing modernization plans to improve efficiency
- 76% are highly challenged by legacy systems
Data strategies must evolve
- Only 11% have a holistic data strategy across the enterprise and extending to partners
- Most data strategies (45%) are limited to specific functions within the agency.
Attracting IT talent continues to be challenging
- 63% experience difficulties attracting and hiring IT talent. For the existing workforce, change management is a top constraint to achieving goals.
Automation is slowly expanding
- 70% have implemented simple automation
- 65% are leveraging robotic process automation (RPA). Interest in AI continues but adoption is slow, likely given concerns related to data quality, equity and cost
Overall, the U.S. federal market is progressing in terms of digitization. Common attributes emerge when comparing insights from executives who are operational or producing results from digital strategies (digital adopters) to those building or launching digital strategies (digital aspirants).
Digital adopters are 2x better at aligning strategies between IT and business.
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Digital leaders 67% |
Digital aspirants 32% |
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Advance modernization of legacy systems to unleash the power of data |
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Define a robust sourcing strategy to address talent gaps |
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Expand automation across key business processes |
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Maintain laser focus on improving the customer experience to meet increasing expectations |
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Align across the organization on cybersecurity and risk alongside data sharing opportunities |
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