Offline and Off-budget: The Dismal State of Information Technology Planning in the Federal Government
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security
Thursday, July 31, 2008
09:30 AM
The hearing will highlight the current management, reporting, and oversight of the federal government’s IT portfolio. The first panel will discuss the major reasons why agencies rebaseline their projects, whether appropriate guidance is in place, and what the federal government can do to make sure IT projects are delivered on-time and on-budget. The second panel will take a solutions-oriented approach to ensuring high-cost mission critical IT investments are effectively managed.
Agency Report Cards on IT Investment Planning and Management
Witnesses
Panel 1
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Karen S. Evans
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Administrator, Office of Electronic Government and Information Technology
Office of Management and Budget
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The Honorable Paul A. Denett
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Administrator
Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Office of Management and Budget
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David A. Powner
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Director, Information Technology Issues
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Panel 2
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Al Grasso
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President and Chief Executive Officer
MITRE Corporation
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Norm Brown
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Executive Director
Center for Program Transformation
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Thomas M. Jarrett
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Secretary
Delaware Department of Technology and Information