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Exhibit 300 (BY2009) - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CMS, Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System (HIGLAS)

PART ONE


OVERVIEW


1. Date of Submission:
2008-02-04
2. Agency:
009
3. Bureau:
38
4. Name of this Capital Asset:
CMS Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System (HIGLAS)
5. Unique Project Identifier:
009-38-01-01-01-1020-00
6. What kind of investment will this be in FY2009?
Mixed Life Cycle
7. What was the first budget year this investment was submitted to OMB?
FY2005
8. Provide a brief summary and justification for this investment, including a brief description of how this closes in part or in whole an identified agency performance gap.
CMS is currently in the process of developing & implementing a single, integrated dual-entry accounting system. This accounting system, the Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System (HIGLAS), will replace the existing 52 separate accounting/payment systems for Medicare & Medicaid. HIGLAS represents the consolidation of 2 major CMS projects within the office of the CMS Chief Financial Officer. The first project, the Integrated General Ledger and Accounting System (IGLAS) project, was initiated to improve the accounting & financial management processes used by CMS's Medicare contractors to administer the Medicare Parts A & B programs. The second project was an effort to improve the agency's central administrative accounting & financial management processes. These 2 activities were combined into the HIGLAS project. The Federal Financial Management Improvement Act (FFMIA) requires each agency to implement and maintain financial management systems that comply substantially with federal financial management systems requirements, applicable federal accounting standards, and the U.S. Standard General Ledger at the transaction level. HIGLAS supports the U.S. Department of Health & Human Service's FFMIA compliance goals in having total CMS Payment Dollars on HIGLAS. At present, the total amount of CMS dollars accounted for in HIGLAS is at 50.7%. When CMS completes nationwide implementation of HIGLAS in FY 2011, the agency expects to achieve 100% FFMIA compliancy. To date, 9 Medicare Contractors have transitioned to HIGLAS. By the end of FY 2008, there will be a total of 14 Medicare Contractor sites using HIGLAS. In FY 2009, 7 additional sites will transition to HIGLAS. In October 2007, HIGLAS implemented administrative program accounting for federal Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) State grant payments. HIGLAS helps retain the CMS "clean opinion" on the federally mandated audit of CMS financial statements, as set forth under the Chief Financial Officer Act. Moreover, HIGLAS allows CMS to address the material weaknesses as identified by the 1998 DHHS-Office of the Inspector General financial statement audit of CMS. If HIGLAS is not fully funded then the transition schedule could be delayed, which in turn could have significant impact on meeting our FFMIA goal. In addition, lack of funding could have a negative impact on the Agency's clean opinion on the CFO Audit.
9. Did the Agency's Executive/Investment Committee approve this request?
yes
9.a. If "yes," what was the date of this approval?
2007-06-26
10. Did the Project Manager review this Exhibit?
yes
11.a. What is the current FAC-P/PM certification level of the project/program manager?
TBD
12. Has the agency developed and/or promoted cost effective, energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable techniques or practices for this project.
no
12.a. Will this investment include electronic assets (including computers)?
yes
12.b. Is this investment for new construction or major retrofit of a Federal building or facility? (answer applicable to non-IT assets only)
no
13. Does this investment directly support one of the PMA initiatives?
yes
If yes, select the initiatives that apply:
Initiative Name
Budget Performance Integration
Expanded E-Government
Financial Performance
Human Capital
13.a. Briefly and specifically describe for each selected how this asset directly supports the identified initiative(s)? (e.g. If E-Gov is selected, is it an approved shared service provider or the managing partner?)
HIGLAS supports Improved Financial Performance since it integrates all financial and administrative systems, thereby enabling cost accounting capabilities. HIGLAS supports Expanded Electronic Government, since it will eliminate 52 redundant and duplicative IT systems. It is a web-based system that automates internal processes to improve the federal governments' use of IT. HIGLAS also indirectly supports Human Capital and Budget Performance Integration initiatives.
14. Does this investment support a program assessed using the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART)?
yes
14.a. If yes, does this investment address a weakness found during the PART review?
yes
14.b. If yes, what is the name of the PARTed program?
2003: CMS - Medicare Program
14.c. If yes, what rating did the PART receive?
Moderately Effective
15. Is this investment for information technology?
yes
16. What is the level of the IT Project (per CIO Council's PM Guidance)?
Level 3
17. What project management qualifications does the Project Manager have? (per CIO Council's PM Guidance)
(1) Project manager has been validated as qualified for this investment
18. Is this investment identified as high risk on the Q4 - FY 2007 agency high risk report (per OMB memorandum M-05-23)?
yes
19. Is this a financial management system?
yes
19.a. If yes, does this investment address a FFMIA compliance area?
yes
19.a.1. If yes, which compliance area:
Section 803 (a): Financial Management Systems, Federal accounting standards, and the U.S. Government Standard General Ledger at the transaction level.
19.b. If yes, please identify the system name(s) and system acronym(s) as reported in the most recent financial systems inventory update required by Circular A11 section 52.
HIGLAS - CMS Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System
20. What is the percentage breakout for the total FY2009 funding request for the following? (This should total 100%)
AreaPercentage
Hardware11
Software2
Services78
Other9
21. If this project produces information dissemination products for the public, are these products published to the Internet in conformance with OMB Memorandum 05-04 and included in your agency inventory, schedules and priorities?
n/a
22. Contact information of individual responsible for privacy related questions.
NameMaribel Franey
Phone Number(410) 786-0757
TitleDirector, Privacy Compliance
EmailMaribel.Franey@cms.hhs.gov
23. Are the records produced by this investment appropriately scheduled with the National Archives and Records Administration's approval?
yes
24. Does this investment directly support one of the GAO High Risk Areas?
yes

SUMMARY OF SPEND


1. Provide the total estimated life-cycle cost for this investment by completing the following table. All amounts represent budget authority in millions, and are rounded to three decimal places. Federal personnel costs should be included only in the row designated Government FTE Cost, and should be excluded from the amounts shown for Planning, Full Acquisition, and Operation/Maintenance. The total estimated annual cost of the investment is the sum of costs for Planning, Full Acquisition, and Operation/Maintenance. For Federal buildings and facilities, life-cycle costs should include long term energy, environmental, decommissioning, and/or restoration costs. The costs associated with the entire life-cycle of the investment should be included in this report.

All amounts represent Budget Authority

Note: For the cross-agency investments, this table should include all funding (both managing partner and partner agencies).

Government FTE Costs should not be included as part of the TOTAL represented.
Cost TypePy-1 & Earlier
-2006
PY
2007
CY
2008
BY
2009
Planning Budgetary Resources18.3900.0000.0000.000
Acquisition Budgetary Resources316.24042.29234.86935.681
Maintenance Budgetary Resources67.05579.024110.287127.313
Government FTE Cost31.8885.1645.6665.950
# of FTEs167444444
2. Will this project require the agency to hire additional FTE's?
no
3. If the summary of spending has changed from the FY2008 President's budget request, briefly explain those changes.

PERFORMANCE


In order to successfully address this area of the exhibit 300, performance goals must be provided for the agency and be linked to the annual performance plan. The investment must discuss the agency's mission and strategic goals, and performance measures (indicators) must be provided. These goals need to map to the gap in the agency's strategic goals and objectives this investment is designed to fill. They are the internal and external performance benefits this investment is expected to deliver to the agency (e.g., improve efficiency by 60 percent, increase citizen participation by 300 percent a year to achieve an overall citizen participation rate of 75 percent by FY 2xxx, etc.). The goals must be clearly measurable investment outcomes, and if applicable, investment outputs. They do not include the completion date of the module, milestones, or investment, or general goals, such as, significant, better, improved that do not have a quantitative measure.
Agencies must use the following table to report performance goals and measures for the major investment and use the Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA) Performance Reference Model (PRM). Map all Measurement Indicators to the corresponding Measurement Area and Measurement Grouping identified in the PRM. There should be at least one Measurement Indicator for each of the four different Measurement Areas (for each fiscal year). The PRM is available at www.egov.gov. The table can be extended to include performance measures for years beyond FY 2009.
RowFiscal YearStrategic Goal SupportedMeasurement AreaMeasurement GroupingMeasurement IndicatorBaselinePlanned Improvement to the BaselineActual Results
12005Effective Management of Human Capital/Information Technology/ResourcesMission and Business ResultsReporting and InformationNumber of material weaknesses cited in the financial audit301
22005Effective Management of Human Capital/Information Technology/ResourcesCustomer ResultsService EfficiencyNumber of contractors that can produce standing reports and queries on demand, resulting in cost and time savings.244
32005Effective Management of Human Capital/Information Technology/ResourcesProcesses and ActivitiesComplianceSupport the U.S. Department of Health & Human Service's Federal Financial Management Improvement Act (FFMIA) compliance goal in having total CMS Payment Dollars on HIGLAS7.4%7.4%7.4%
42005Effective Management of Human Capital/Information Technology/ResourcesTechnologyAvailabilityThe number of Medicare contractors transitioned to HIGLAS, a certified general ledger accounting system.244
52006Effective Management of Human Capital/Information Technology/ResourcesMission and Business ResultsReporting and InformationNumber of material weaknesses cited in the financial audit101
62006Effective Management of Human Capital/Information Technology/ResourcesCustomer ResultsService EfficiencyNumber of contractors that can produce standing reports and queries on demand, resulting in cost and time savings.477
72006Effective Management of Human Capital/Information Technology/ResourcesProcesses and ActivitiesComplianceSupport the U.S. Department of Health & Human Service's Federal Financial Management Improvement Act (FFMIA) compliance goal in having total CMS Payment Dollars on HIGLAS7.4%47.7%49.4%
82006Effective Management of Human Capital/Information Technology/ResourcesTechnologyAvailabilityThe number of Medicare contractors transitioned to HIGLAS, a certified general ledger accounting system.477
92007Effective Management of Human Capital/Information Technology/ResourcesMission and Business ResultsReporting and InformationNumber of material weaknesses cited in the financial audit10TBD
102007Effective Management of Human Capital/Information Technology/ResourcesCustomer ResultsService EfficiencyNumber of contractors that can produce standing reports and queries on demand, resulting in cost and time savings.710TBD
112007Effective Management of Human Capital/Information Technology/ResourcesProcesses and ActivitiesComplianceSupport the U.S. Department of Health & Human Service's Federal Financial Management Improvement Act (FFMIA) compliance goal in having total CMS Payment Dollars on HIGLAS49.4%49.4%TBD
122007Effective Management of Human Capital/Information Technology/ResourcesTechnologyAvailabilityThe number of Medicare contractors transitioned to HIGLAS, a certified general ledger accounting system.710TBD
132008Effective Management of Human Capital/Information Technology/ResourcesMission and Business ResultsReporting and InformationNumber of material weaknesses cited in the financial audit10TBD
142008Effective Management of Human Capital/Information Technology/ResourcesCustomer ResultsService EfficiencyNumber of contractors that can produce standing reports and queries on demand, resulting in cost and time savings.1014TBD
152008Effective Management of Human Capital/Information Technology/ResourcesProcesses and ActivitiesComplianceSupport the U.S. Department of Health & Human Service's Federal Financial Management Improvement Act (FFMIA) compliance goal in having total CMS Payment Dollars on HIGLAS49.4%62.2%TBD
162008Effective Management of Human Capital/Information Technology/ResourcesTechnologyAvailabilityThe number of Medicare contractors transitioned to HIGLAS, a certified general ledger accounting system.1014TBD
172009Effective Management of Human Capital/Information Technology/ResourcesMission and Business ResultsReporting and InformationNumber of material weaknesses cited in the financial audit10TBD
182009Effective Management of Human Capital/Information Technology/ResourcesCustomer ResultsService EfficiencyNumber of contractors that can produce standing reports and queries on demand, resulting in cost and time savings.1421TBD
192009Effective Management of Human Capital/Information Technology/ResourcesProcesses and ActivitiesComplianceSupport the U.S. Department of Health & Human Service's Federal Financial Management Improvement Act (FFMIA) compliance goal in having total CMS Payment Dollars on HIGLAS62.2%67.8%TBD
202009Effective Management of Human Capital/Information Technology/ResourcesTechnologyAvailabilityThe number of Medicare contractors transitioned to HIGLAS, a certified general ledger accounting system.1421TBD
212010Effective Management of Human Capital/Information Technology/ResourcesMission and Business ResultsReporting and InformationNumber of material weaknesses cited in the financial audit10TBD
222010Effective Management of Human Capital/Information Technology/ResourcesCustomer ResultsService EfficiencyNumber of contractors that can produce standing reports and queries on demand, resulting in cost and time savings.2123TBD
232010Effective Management of Human Capital/Information Technology/ResourcesProcesses and ActivitiesComplianceSupport the U.S. Department of Health & Human Service's Federal Financial Management Improvement Act (FFMIA) compliance goal in having total CMS Payment Dollars on HIGLAS67.8%96.8%TBD
242010Effective Management of Human Capital/Information Technology/ResourcesTechnologyAvailabilityThe number of Medicare contractors transitioned to HIGLAS, a certified general ledger accounting system.2123TBD
252011Effective Management of Human Capital/Information Technology/ResourcesMission and Business ResultsReporting and InformationNumber of material weaknesses cited in the financial audit10TBD
262011Effective Management of Human Capital/Information Technology/ResourcesCustomer ResultsService EfficiencyNumber of contractors that can produce standing reports and queries on demand, resulting in cost and time savings.2123TBD
272011Effective Management of Human Capital/Information Technology/ResourcesProcesses and ActivitiesComplianceSupport the U.S. Department of Health & Human Service's Federal Financial Management Improvement Act (FFMIA) compliance goal in having total CMS Payment Dollars on HIGLAS96.8%100%TBD
282011Effective Management of Human Capital/Information Technology/ResourcesTechnologyAvailabilityThe number of Medicare contractors transitioned to HIGLAS, a certified general ledger accounting system.2323TBD
292012Effective Management of Human Capital/Information Technology/ResourcesMission and Business ResultsReporting and InformationNumber of material weaknesses cited in the financial audit10TBD
302012Effective Management of Human Capital/Information Technology/ResourcesCustomer ResultsService EfficiencyNumber of contractors that can produce standing reports and queries on demand, resulting in cost and time savings.2323TBD
312012Effective Management of Human Capital/Information Technology/ResourcesProcesses and ActivitiesComplianceSupport the U.S. Department of Health & Human Service's Federal Financial Management Improvement Act (FFMIA) compliance goal in having total CMS Payment Dollars on HIGLAS100%100%TBD
322012Effective Management of Human Capital/Information Technology/ResourcesTechnologyAvailabilityThe number of Medicare contractors transitioned to HIGLAS, a certified general ledger accounting system.2323TBD

Enterprise Architecture


In order to successfully address this area of the business case and capital asset plan you must ensure the investment is included in the agency's EA and Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) process, and is mapped to and supports the FEA. You must also ensure the business case demonstrates the relationship between the investment and the business, performance, data, services, application, and technology layers of the agency's EA.
1. Is this investment included in your agency's target enterprise architecture?
yes
2. Is this investment included in the agency's EA Transition Strategy?
yes
2.a. If yes, provide the investment name as identified in the Transition Strategy provided in the agency's most recent annual EA Assessment.
CMS Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System (HIGLAS)
3. Is this investment identified in a completed (contains a target architecture) and approved segment architecture?
yes
3.a. If yes, provide the name of the segment architecture as provided in the agency’s most recent annual EA Assessment.
Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting
4. Identify the service components funded by this major IT investment (e.g., knowledge management, content management, customer relationship management, etc.). Provide this information in the format of the following table. For detailed guidance regarding components, please refer to http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/egov/.

Component: Use existing SRM Components or identify as NEW. A NEW component is one not already identified as a service component in the FEA SRM.

Reused Name and UPI: A reused component is one being funded by another investment, but being used by this investment. Rather than answer yes or no, identify the reused service component funded by the other investment and identify the other investment using the Unique Project Identifier (UPI) code from the OMB Ex 300 or Ex 53 submission.

Internal or External Reuse?: Internal reuse is within an agency. For example, one agency within a department is reusing a service component provided by another agency within the same department. External reuse is one agency within a department reusing a service component provided by another agency in another department. A good example of this is an E-Gov initiative service being reused by multiple organizations across the federal government.

Funding Percentage: Please provide the percentage of the BY requested funding amount used for each service component listed in the table. If external, provide the funding level transferred to another agency to pay for the service.
RowAgency Component NameAgency Component DescriptionService TypeComponentReused Component NameReused UPIInternal or External Reuse?Funding %
1Decision Support and PlanningDefines the set of capabilities that support the analyze information and predict the impact of decisions before they are made.Business IntelligenceDecision Support and Planning  No Reuse14
2Credit / ChargeDefines the set of capabilities that support the use of credit cards or electronic funds transfers for payment and collection of products or services.Financial ManagementCredit / Charge  No Reuse14
3Debt CollectionDefines the set of capabilities that support the process of accounts receivable.Financial ManagementDebt Collection  No Reuse14
4Billing and AccountingDefines the set of capabilities that support the charging, collection and reporting of an organization's accounts.Financial ManagementBilling and Accounting  No Reuse14
5Payment / SettlementDefines the set of capabilities that support the process of accounts payable.Financial ManagementPayment / Settlement  No Reuse14
6AuditingDefines the set of capabilities that support the examination and verification of records for accuracy.Financial ManagementAuditing  No Reuse14
7Internal ControlsSupport the methods and procedures used by the organization to safeguard its assets, produce accurate accounting data and reports, contribute to efficient operations, and encourage staff to adhere to management policies and mission requirementsFinancial ManagementInternal Controls  No Reuse14
5. To demonstrate how this major IT investment aligns with the FEA Technical Reference Model (TRM), please list the Service Areas, Categories, Standards, and Service Specifications supporting this IT investment.

FEA SRM Component: Service Components identified in the previous question should be entered in this column. Please enter multiple rows for FEA SRM Components supported by multiple TRM Service Specifications.

Service Specification: In the Service Specification field, Agencies should provide information on the specified technical standard or vendor product mapped to the FEA TRM Service Standard, including model or version numbers, as appropriate.
RowSRM Component>Service AreaService CategoryService StandardService Specification (i.e., vendor and product name)
1AuditingService Platform and InfrastructureDatabase / StorageStorageIBM Enterprise Storage Server
2Billing and AccountingService Platform and InfrastructureDatabase / StorageStorageIBM Enterprise Storage Server
3Credit / ChargeService Platform and InfrastructureDatabase / StorageStorageIBM Enterprise Storage Server
4Debt CollectionService Platform and InfrastructureDatabase / StorageStorageIBM Enterprise Storage Server
5Internal ControlsService Platform and InfrastructureDatabase / StorageStorageIBM Enterprise Storage Server
6Payment / SettlementService Platform and InfrastructureDatabase / StorageStorageIBM Enterprise Storage Server
7Decision Support and PlanningService Platform and InfrastructureDatabase / StorageStorageIBM Enterprise Storage Server
8AuditingService Access and DeliveryDelivery ChannelsIntranetMedicare Data Center Network (MDCN)
9Billing and AccountingService Access and DeliveryDelivery ChannelsIntranetMedicare Data Center Network (MDCN)
10Credit / ChargeService Access and DeliveryDelivery ChannelsIntranetMedicare Data Center Network (MDCN)
11Debt CollectionService Access and DeliveryDelivery ChannelsIntranetMedicare Data Center Network (MDCN)
12Internal ControlsService Access and DeliveryDelivery ChannelsIntranetMedicare Data Center Network (MDCN)
13Payment / SettlementService Access and DeliveryDelivery ChannelsIntranetMedicare Data Center Network (MDCN)
14Decision Support and PlanningService Access and DeliveryDelivery ChannelsIntranetMedicare Data Center Network (MDCN)
15AuditingService Access and DeliveryDelivery ChannelsVirtual Private Network (VPN)Medicare Data Center Network (MDCN)
16Billing and AccountingService Access and DeliveryDelivery ChannelsVirtual Private Network (VPN)Medicare Data Center Network (MDCN)
17Credit / ChargeService Access and DeliveryDelivery ChannelsVirtual Private Network (VPN)Medicare Data Center Network (MDCN)
18Debt CollectionService Access and DeliveryDelivery ChannelsVirtual Private Network (VPN)Medicare Data Center Network (MDCN)
19Internal ControlsService Access and DeliveryDelivery ChannelsVirtual Private Network (VPN)Medicare Data Center Network (MDCN)
20Payment / SettlementService Access and DeliveryDelivery ChannelsVirtual Private Network (VPN)Medicare Data Center Network (MDCN)
21AuditingService Platform and InfrastructureDatabase / StorageDatabaseOracle
22Billing and AccountingService Platform and InfrastructureDatabase / StorageDatabaseOracle
23Credit / ChargeService Platform and InfrastructureDatabase / StorageDatabaseOracle
24Debt CollectionService Platform and InfrastructureDatabase / StorageDatabaseOracle
25Internal ControlsService Platform and InfrastructureDatabase / StorageDatabaseOracle
26Payment / SettlementService Platform and InfrastructureDatabase / StorageDatabaseOracle
27Decision Support and PlanningService Platform and InfrastructureDatabase / StorageDatabaseOracle
28AuditingComponent FrameworkData ManagementDatabase ConnectivityOracle
29Billing and AccountingComponent FrameworkData ManagementDatabase ConnectivityOracle
30Credit / ChargeComponent FrameworkData ManagementDatabase ConnectivityOracle
31Debt CollectionComponent FrameworkData ManagementDatabase ConnectivityOracle
32Internal ControlsComponent FrameworkData ManagementDatabase ConnectivityOracle
33Payment / SettlementComponent FrameworkData ManagementDatabase ConnectivityOracle
34Decision Support and PlanningComponent FrameworkData ManagementDatabase ConnectivityOracle
35AuditingComponent FrameworkData ManagementReporting and AnalysisOracle
36Billing and AccountingComponent FrameworkData ManagementReporting and AnalysisOracle
37Credit / ChargeComponent FrameworkData ManagementReporting and AnalysisOracle
38Debt CollectionComponent FrameworkData ManagementReporting and AnalysisOracle
39Internal ControlsComponent FrameworkData ManagementReporting and AnalysisOracle
40Payment / SettlementComponent FrameworkData ManagementReporting and AnalysisOracle
41Decision Support and PlanningComponent FrameworkData ManagementReporting and AnalysisOracle
42AuditingService Platform and InfrastructureDelivery ServersApplication ServersOracle Application Server
43Billing and AccountingService Platform and InfrastructureDelivery ServersApplication ServersOracle Application Server
44Credit / ChargeService Platform and InfrastructureDelivery ServersApplication ServersOracle Application Server
45Debt CollectionService Platform and InfrastructureDelivery ServersApplication ServersOracle Application Server
46Internal ControlsService Platform and InfrastructureDelivery ServersApplication ServersOracle Application Server
47Payment / SettlementService Platform and InfrastructureDelivery ServersApplication ServersOracle Application Server
48Decision Support and PlanningService Platform and InfrastructureDelivery ServersApplication ServersOracle Application Server
49Decision Support and PlanningService Access and DeliveryAccess ChannelsWeb BrowserWindows Internet Explorer
50Credit / ChargeService Access and DeliveryAccess ChannelsWeb BrowserWindows Internet Explorer
51Debt CollectionService Access and DeliveryAccess ChannelsWeb BrowserWindows Internet Explorer
52Billing and AccountingService Access and DeliveryAccess ChannelsWeb BrowserWindows Internet Explorer
53Payment / SettlementService Access and DeliveryAccess ChannelsWeb BrowserWindows Internet Explorer
54AuditingService Access and DeliveryAccess ChannelsWeb BrowserWindows Internet Explorer
55Internal ControlsService Access and DeliveryAccess ChannelsWeb BrowserWindows Internet Explorer
56Decision Support and PlanningService Access and DeliveryAccess ChannelsWeb BrowserWindows Internet Explorer
6. Will the application leverage existing components and/or applications across the Government (i.e., FirstGov, Pay.Gov, etc)?
yes
6.a. If yes, please describe.
This investment leverages: Financial Management (FM) Line of Business

PART TWO


RISK


You should perform a risk assessment during the early planning and initial concept phase of the investment's life-cycle, develop a risk-adjusted life-cycle cost estimate and a plan to eliminate, mitigate or manage risk, and be actively managing risk throughout the investment's life-cycle.

Answer the following questions to describe how you are managing investment risks.
1. Does the investment have a Risk Management Plan?
yes
1.a. If yes, what is the date of the plan?
2006-12-22
1.b. Has the Risk Management Plan been significantly changed since last year's submission to OMB?
no
3. Briefly describe how investment risks are reflected in the life cycle cost estimate and investment schedule:
Program risk management is an ongoing part of project management on the HIGLAS program. We have a very robust risk management capability in place that requires biweekly meetings with active participation spanning all aspects of the HIGLAS program. The systems integrator and CMS actively work together to identify, manage and track risks that could adversely impact the program. Costs associated with the risk capability are captured in individual task orders and included in the cost estimated throughout the lifecycle of HIGLAS. Due to the complexity of the HIGLAS program there are several identified areas of high risk. Schedule and cost risks are continously monitored and mitigated through our established processes. In some cases, scope and/or schedule must be adjusted to avert cost overruns. Risks associated with added functionality to HIGLAS are assessed and mitigation and/or contingency plans are developed as necessary. Risks relative to government mandates are managed within existing risk management processes.

COST & SCHEDULE


1. Does the earned value management system meet the criteria in ANSI/EIA Standard 748?
yes
2. Is the CV% or SV% greater than ± 10%?
no
3. Has the investment re-baselined during the past fiscal year?
no