Thursday, August 14, 2008

GAO: Defense must improve assessment of IT systems

By Gautham Nagesh
August 08, 2008

The Defense Department lacks the capability to assess whether its business modernization program is compatible with a broader information technology strategy, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.

Comment on this article in The Forum.The report (GAO-08-972) stated that Defense has not adequately demonstrated that the modernization program, which was first designated as high risk by GAO in 1995, fully complies with the department's blueprint for its computer systems, or enterprise architecture.

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20080808_6345.php