Defense ADP: Corporate Information Management Savings Estimates Are Not Supported
Abstract
As a result of the President's request for management improvements in his February 1989 address to Congress, the Department completed a Defense Management Report in July 1989, which set substantial dollar savings targets for several management improvement initiatives. One of these initiatives, called CIM, was established by the Deputy Secretary of Defense in October 1989. Its objectives are to (1) ensure the standardization, quality, and consistency of data from the Department's multiple management information systems; (2) identify and implement management efficiencies throughout the information system life cycle; and (3) eliminate duplicate development and maintenance of multiple information systems designed for the same functional requirement. To implement CIM, the Department established an Executive Level Group, composed of senior Defense officials and experts from the private sector, to recommend information management improvements. The Department also established functional groups consisting of senior-level Defense officials to examine business practices, identify management efficiencies, develop standard requirements and data formats, and determine how best to implement standard systems within common business or functional areas. As of November 1990, the Department had established groups for the following eight functional areas-distribution centers, civilian payroll, civilian personnel, financial operations, government-furnished material, medical, materiel management, and contract payment. The Department is considering establishing additional functional groups.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1991
- Accession Number
- AD1177093
Entities
People
- James R. Watts
- Janet C. Eackloff
- John B. Stephenson
- Marcia C. Washington
- Nancy M. Kamita
- Samuel W. Bowlin
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office