Veterans Affairs: Continued Focus on Critical Success Factors Is Essential to Achieving Information Technology Realignment

United States. Government Accountability Office.

United States. Government Accountability Office.

关键词: Government accountability -- United States.;    information technology;    veterans;    veterans affairs;    letter report;   

RP-ID  :  GAO-07-844
RP-ID  :  262132

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) spends nearly $1 billion yearly to support its information technology (IT) needs; yet it has encountered persistent challenges in managing IT projects. In October 2005, VA initiated a realignment to centralize its IT management program that it plans to complete by July 2008. GAO was requested to determine (1) whether the department's realignment plan includes critical factors for successful implementation and (2) how the centralized management approach is to ensure that the chief information officer (CIO) is accountable for the department's entire IT budget. To do so, GAO identified critical success factors, analyzed realignment and budget documents, and held discussions with VA officials."