Information Technology: Implementing Best Practices and Reform Initiatives Can Help Improve the Management of Investments

Citation
Government Accountability Office, 'Information Technology: Implementing Best Practices and Reform Initiatives Can Help Improve the Management of Investments (GAO-14-596T) (May 8, 2014) (full-text).

Overview
The federal government reportedly plans to spend at least $82 billion on IT in fiscal year 2014. Given the scale of such planned outlays and the criticality of many of these systems to the health, economy, and security of the United States, it is important that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and federal agencies provide appropriate oversight and transparency into these programs and avoid duplicative investments, whenever possible, to ensure the most efficient use of resources.

The GAO reports on the results and recommendations from selected reports that focused on how best practices and IT reform initiatives can help federal agencies better manage major acquisitions and legacy investments.