INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Federal Agencies Need to Address Aging Legacy Systems

Abstract

The President's fiscal year 2017 budget request for IT was more than $89 billion, with much of this amount reportedly for operating and maintaining existing (legacy) IT systems. Given the magnitude of these investments, it is important that agencies effectively manage their IT O and M investments. GAO was asked to summarize its report being released today that (1) assesses federal agencies' IT O and M spending, (2) evaluates the oversight of at-risk legacy investments, and (3) assesses the age and obsolescence of federal IT. In preparing the report on which this testimony is based, GAO reviewed 26 agencies' IT O and M spending plans for fiscal years 2010 through 2017 and OMB data. GAO further reviewed the 12 agencies that reported the highest planned IT spending for fiscal year 2015 to provide specifics on agency spending and individual investments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 25, 2016
Accession Number
AD1170758

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