Information Technology: Agencies Need to Develop Modernization Plans for Critical Legacy Systems

Abstract

The U.S. government plans to spend over $90 billion this fiscal year on information technology. Most of that will be used to operate and maintain existing systems, including aging (also called legacy) systems. These systems can be more costly to maintain and vulnerable to hackers. We analyzed 65 federal legacy systems and identified the 10 most critical at 10 agencies ranging from Defense to Treasury. The systems were 8 to 51 years old. Three agencies had no documented plans to modernize. Two had plans that included key practices for success.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1156632

Entities

People

  • Angel Ip
  • Carol C. Harris
  • Chris Businsky
  • Dave Powner
  • Jessica Waselkow
  • Kevin Walsh
  • Meredith Raymond
  • Rebecca Eyler

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Computer Programming
  • Cybersecurity
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Health Services
  • Homeland Security
  • Information Security
  • Information Systems
  • Law
  • National Governments
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Personnel Management
  • Programming Languages
  • Small Business
  • Social Media
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.