INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT: An Overview of GAO's Assessment Framework. Exposure Draft

Abstract

Agency investments in information technology (IT) are critical in providing more effective and cost- efficient government services to the public. Annual federal spending on IT has grown to nearly $38 billion a year. These expenditures representing investments in telecommunications and networks. new operating systems and software continued support and operations of existing infrastructure and data centers directly affect agencies abilities to achieve improvements in mission performance. management decision-making and oversight. and operational efficiencies. The centrality of IT to mission performance, especially in today's growing interconnected and digital age, makes it important for agencies to develop decision-making processes to assure that funds are invested and managed to achieve high value outcomes at acceptable costs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA391152

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  • United States Government Accountability Office

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