Information Technology

Acquisitions, Contracts and Legacy Systems

Buch | Hardcover

250 Seiten

2019
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-5361-6764-1 (ISBN)

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Information systems are critical to the health, economy, and security of the nation. To support these systems, the federal government invested over $90 billion in information technology (IT) in fiscal year 2016. However, prior IT expenditures have too often produced failed projects. The objective of Chapter 1 is to determine the extent to which federal agencies identify IT contracts and how much is invested in them, and federal agency CIOs are reviewing and approving IT acquisitions. The federal government spends tens of billions of dollars each year on IT products and services. Competition is a key component to achieving the best return on investment for taxpayers. Chapter 2 examines the extent that agencies used non-competitive contracts for IT, the reasons for using non-competitive contracts for selected IT procurements, the extent to which IT procurements at selected agencies were bridge contracts, and the extent to which IT procurements were in support of legacy systems. The federal government plans to spend over $90 billion in fiscal year 2019 on IT. About 80 percent of this amount is used to operate and maintain existing IT investments, including aging (also called legacy) systems. As they age, legacy systems can be more costly to maintain, more exposed to cybersecurity risks, and less effective in meeting their intended purpose. Chapter 3 reviews federal agencies' legacy systems. This chapter identifies the most critical federal legacy systems in need of modernisation and evaluates agency plans for modernising them, and identifies examples of legacy system modernisation initiatives that agencies considered successful.

PrefaceInformation Technology: Agencies Need to Involve Chief Information Officers in Reviewing Billions of Dollars in AcquisitionsInformation Technology: Agencies Need Better Information on the Use of Noncompetitive and Bridge ContractsInformation Technology: Agencies Need to Develop Modernization Plans for Critical Legacy SystemsIndex.

Erscheinungsdatum	09.01.2020
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 230 mm
Gewicht	462 g
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik
ISBN-10	1-5361-6764-9 / 1536167649
ISBN-13	978-1-5361-6764-1 / 9781536167641
Zustand	Neuware