Information Technology: Improvements Needed in the Reliability of Defense Budget Submissions

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DOD) spends more on information technology (IT) annually than any other department or agency, accounting for about half of the $59 billion governmentwide IT budget in fiscal year 2004. It is thus important that consistent, accurate, and complete DOD IT budget information is available to the Congress and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) so that they can make informed decisions among competing demands for funds. Accordingly, GAO reviewed the departments fiscal year 2004 IT budget submission to determine whether it was reliable, including identifying opportunities for future improvement.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2003
Accession Number
AD1157930

Entities

People

  • Alison Jacobs
  • Barbara Collier
  • Daniel Wexler
  • George L. Jones
  • Nick Marinos
  • Randolph C. Hite
  • Robert Jr Williams

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Capital Investments
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Department Of Defense
  • Financial Management
  • Health Care
  • Information Systems
  • Investments
  • Life Cycles
  • Maintenance
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Personnel
  • Money
  • Procurement

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  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting