Homeland Security

Homeland Security
Author: U.s. Government Accountability Office
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 58
Release: 2017-07-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9781548829575

" In 2014, Congress enacted IT reform legislation, referred to as FITARA, which includes provisions related to seven areas of IT acquisition management. In 2015, OMB released FITARA implementation guidance that outlined agency CIO responsibilities and required agencies to develop action plans for implementing the guidance. This report examines, among other things, the extent to which DHS has implemented selected action plans and the key challenges that DHS has faced in implementing selected FITARA provisions. To do so, GAO analyzed DHS's efforts to implement a sample of 31 of 109 action plans that DHS had reported as complete and that described later-stage implementation steps. To determine challenges, GAO analyzed and compared DHS documentation, including a random sample of IT-related contracts and agreements, to selected FITARA provisions to identify gaps between what was required by FITARA and what DHS had implemented. These provisions required, among other things, significant coordination between DHS headquarters and five components. "

Homeland Security, Progress Made to Implement IT Reform, But Additional Chief Information Officer Involvement Needed

Homeland Security, Progress Made to Implement IT Reform, But Additional Chief Information Officer Involvement Needed
Author: United States. Government Accountability Office
Publisher:
Total Pages: 53
Release: 2017
Genre: Information technology
ISBN:

In 2014, Congress enacted IT reform legislation, referred to as FITARA, which includes provisions related to seven areas of IT acquisition management. In 2015, OMB released FITARA implementation guidance that outlined agency CIO responsibilities and required agencies to develop action plans for implementing the guidance. This report examines, among other things, the extent to which DHS has implemented selected action plans and the key challenges that DHS has faced in implementing selected FITARA provisions. GAO is making 7 recommendations to DHS to ensure that it fully and effectively implements FITARA. Among other things, GAO recommends that DHS fully implement the action plans and address challenges related to CIO contract approval and evaluation of risk.

DHS Acquisition Practices

DHS Acquisition Practices
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency
Publisher:
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2014
Genre: Government purchasing
ISBN:

Federal Information Technology

Federal Information Technology
Author: Ellen V. Wright
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9781606923634

The federal government spends billons of dollars on information technology (IT) projects each year. Consequently, it is important that projects be managed effectively to ensure that public resources are wisely invested. To this end, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which plays a key role in overseeing the federal government's IT investments, identifies major projects that are poorly planned by placing them on a Management Watch List and requires agencies to identify high-risk projects that are performing poorly (i.e., have performance shortfalls). Having accurate and transparent project cost and schedule information is also essential to effective oversight. At times, changes to this information -- called a rebaselining -- are made to reflect changed development circumstances. These changes can be done for valid reasons, but can also be used to mask cost overruns and schedule delays.