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PTO changes the way it invests in IT systems
John Owens, the Patent and Trademark Office's CIO, said the agency used to spend 85 percent of its IT budget on operations and maintenance (O&M) support and 15 percent on development, modernization and enhancements (DME) of systems. Now, the agency spends 50 percent on each. That change has allowed it to upgrade IT systems without additional money.
Tags: technology , Patent and Trademark Office , budget , IT modernization , Jason Miller , Ask the CIO
Owens, PTO heeding call from Obama for reform
John Owens, the CIO at the Patent and Trademark Office, says his biggest priority is to fix the patent process.
March 10, 2011
Tags: PTO , patents , CIO , technology , Ask the CIO , Jason Miller
