Federal information technology / Ellen V. Wright, editor.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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FEDERAL INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY; FEDERAL INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY; CONTENTS; PREFACE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY:AGENCIES NEED TO ESTABLISHCOMPREHENSIVE POLICIES TO ADDRESSCHANGES TO PROJECTS'COST, SCHEDULE, AND PERFORMANCE GOALS*; WHAT GAO FOUND; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; ABBREVIATIONS; RESULTS IN BRIEF; BACKGROUND; Laws and Guidance on Project Oversight Reference Rebaselining; GAO Guide Includes Practices Applicable to Rebaselining; ABOUT HALF OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'SMAJOR IT PROJECTS HAVE BEEN REBASELINEDFOR SEVERAL REASONS; About Half of IT Projects Rebaselined.

Changes in Goals and Funding Stream Reported asPrimary Reasons for RebaseliningSeveral Rebaselined Projects Have ExperiencedSignificant Cost and Schedule Changes; AGENCIES' REBASELINING POLICIESARE NOT COMPREHENSIVE; CONCLUSIONS; RECOMMENDATIONS; AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION; APPENDIX I:OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY; APPENDIX II: COMMENTS FROMTHE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE; APPENDIX IV: COMMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OFHOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; APPENDIX V: COMMENTS FROM THEDEPARTMENT OF STATE; APPENDIX VI: COMMENTS FROM THE NATIONALAERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION.

APPENDIX VII: COMMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OFHOMELAND SECURITYAPPENDIX VIII: COMMENTS FROM THE AGENCY FORINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; APPENDIX IX: COMMENTS FROM THE ENVIRONMENTALPROTECTION AGENCY; APPENDIX X: COMMENTS FROMTHE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; APPENDIX XI: SURVEYED PROJECTS WITH NUMBER OFTIMES REBASELINED AND REASONS FOR MOST RECENTREBASELINE; REFERENCES; ION TECHNOLOGY: OMB ANDAGENCIES NEED TO IMPROVE PLANNING, MANAGEMENT, AND OVERSIGHT OFPROJECTS TOTALING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS*; WHAT GAO FOUND; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; RESULTS IN BRIEF; BACKGROUND.

Prior Reviews on Federal IT InvestmentManagement Have Identified WeaknessesOMB's Management Watch List Is Intended to CorrectProject Weaknesses and Business Case Deficiencies; OMB's High-Risk Projects Process Is Intended toCorrect and Improve Project Performance; OMB's Role and Laws and Guidance on IT Project Rebaselining; HUNDREDS OF PROJECTS TOTALING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS INESTIMATED EXPENDITURES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009AREPOORLY PLANNED OR POORLY PERFORMING; Hundreds of Projects Totaling Billions of Dollars WerePlaced on the Management Watch List for Fiscal Year 2009.

Poorly Performing Projects Total About 4.8 Billion inEstimated Expenditures for Fiscal Year 2009Several Projects Are Both Poorly Planned and Poorly Performing; STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO IMPROVE THEIDENTIFICATION OF MANAGEMENT WATCH LIST AND HIGHRISK PROJECTS, BUT PROJECTS TOTALING BILLIONS OFDOLLARS STILL REQUIRE OVERSIGHT; Management Watch List; High-Risk Projects; ABOUT HALF OF MAJOR IT PROJECTS HAVE BEENREBASELINED USING POLICIES THAT ARE NOT FULLYCONSISTENT WITH BEST PRACTICES; About Half of IT Projects Were Rebaselined for Several Reasons.

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