- IBM CEO Sam Palmisano pitched the Obama administration on a $30 billion investment in information technology that could create over 900,000 jobs. - The investment would be split between expanding broadband access ($10 billion), computerizing healthcare records ($10 billion), and improving the electrical grid ($10 billion). - IBM research estimated these investments could generate 498,000 jobs from broadband, 212,000 from healthcare IT, and 239,000 from modernizing the electrical grid. - Palmisano also recommended the government use green data centers and convert existing centers to be more environmentally friendly.