Information Technology: Agencies Need to Fully Implement Key Workforce Planning Activities

Abstract

The federal government annually spends over $90 billion on IT. Despite this large investment, projects too frequently fail or incur cost overruns and schedule slippages while contributing little to mission-related outcomes. Effectively implementing workforce planning activities can facilitate the success of major acquisitions. GAO was asked to conduct a government-wide review of IT workforce planning. The objective was to determine the extent to which federal agencies effectively implemented IT workforce planning practices. To do so, GAO compared IT workforce policies and related documentation from each of the 24 Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 agencies to activities from an IT workforce planning framework GAO issued. GAO rated each agency a shaving fully, substantially, partially, minimally, or not implemented for each activity. GAO supplemented its reviews of agency documentation by interviewing agency officials.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1172509

Entities

People

  • Carol C. Harris

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accountability
  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Department Of State
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Electronic Mail
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • House Of Representatives
  • Human Resources
  • Information Systems
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Management Training
  • Money
  • National Governments
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Training
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).