I look at it a little more optimistically...sure departments try to spend every last penny of their budget so that they don&#x27;t lose that funding. That&#x27;s a given. What if departments could spend every last penny BETTER?<p>Maybe its true that saving money isn&#x27;t a priority, but spending money on things that have the most impact, or that get the most value is a priority.<p>I work for OpenGov, so I hear this from our customers (who work in government) all the time.