Shawn P. McCarthy is Director, Research, Government Vendor Programs, including US IT Opportunities in Government & Education, US IT Spending Guides, US LOB Budget Guides. Shawn is responsible for analyzing primary end-user data and budget data collected both from officially published sources and through surveys of IT managers in government and university offices. Shawn determines IT investment priorities for the public sector and identifies and forecasts emerging technologies and opportunities for IT vendors.
Prior to joining Government Insights, Shawn was program manager for Government & Education for IDC's Vertical Industry Research Group. McCarthy has also headed his own consulting firm, and served as a group product manager for four years at Lycos, the Internet search engine. Prior to that he was a senior editor at Government Computer News. Shawn has given presentations and chaired panel discussions at FOSE, MacWorld and other IT conferences. As a government employee, he helped build databases and curriculum libraries at The Smithsonian Institution.
Shawn graduated magna cum laude from The George Washington University with a masters degree in educational technology leadership. He received a bachelor of arts degree in journalism/mass communication from St. Bonaventure University and occasionally teaches graduate level project management classes.
He is frequently quoted by trade publications which are read by government IT mangers, and is the author of two books: Engineering Your Way to Success written for the National Society of Professional Engineers, and The Art of .COMbat: Ancient Wisdom for the Competitive Economy, published by John Wiley & Sons.
Line of Business Government Guide Shawn P. McCarthy Sep 2007 - Doc # GI208587Pivot Table
This Government Insights Pivot Table is the second published version of the Government Insights Line of Business (LOB) Budget Guide with its associated spending data. The data in this Pivot Table is closely tied to the federal ... purchase document | save to bookcase
Government Industry Update, 2Q07 Shawn P. McCarthy, Jony Moe Aug 2007 - Doc # GI207949Quarterly Update
This Government Insights update reviews the status of the government industry for 2Q07. This update presents an overview and analysis of the macroeconomic trends, current industry issues, and pain points for the government indu ... purchase document | save to bookcase
Government Industry Update, 1Q07 Shawn P. McCarthy, Jony Moe Apr 2007 - Doc # GI206630Quarterly Update
This Government Insights update reviews the status of the government industry for 1Q07. This update presents an overview and analysis of the macroeconomic trends, current industry issues, and pain points for the government indu ... purchase document | save to bookcase
