Federal Information Systems Management: Problems, Solutions, and More Problems.

Abstract

Although there are numerous problems associated with the management of Federal information systems, the usual solutions proposed for these problems have had and will have little, if any, effects. This paper examines the characteristics of Federal information systems and shows that most proposed solutions are directed at symptoms of the problems and not at their underlying causes. These solutions do not reflect the public sector nature of Federal information systems and hence, are either unrealistic or ineffectual. The authors do not propose another panacea.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA171366

Entities

People

  • Carl R. Jones
  • Dan C. Boger
  • Norman R. Lyons

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Classification
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Data Processing
  • Databases
  • Employment
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • National Governments
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Social Security
  • Systems Management
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Economics
  • Systems Analysis and Design