Defense ADP: Corporate Information Management Must Overcome Major Problems

Abstract

The Deputy Secretary of Defense laid the foundation for CIM in October1989 by convening an Executive Level Group (ELG) of high-level industry and Defense officials to evaluate Defense business practices and suggest an overall direction for the Department. The ELG noted that Defense viewed information management as merely automating existing business methods in order to cut costs. Little effort was made to improve the methods themselves; therefore, when new technology was applied to old methods the expected benefits did not materialize. In response, the ELC recommended that the Department adopt a management philosophy that emphasizes continuous improvement of business methods before identifying specific computing and communication technologies. This wider view of information management is incorporated in the ELG'S model for CIM.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1992
Accession Number
AD1168077

Entities

People

  • Ralph V. Carlone

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Commerce
  • Control Systems
  • Corporate Information Management
  • Data Processing
  • Data Processing Equipment
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Analysis
  • Finance
  • Financial Management
  • Information Systems
  • Infrastructure
  • Lessons Learned
  • Management Personnel
  • Processing Equipment
  • Standards
  • Supply Chain Management
  • United States

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Software Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design