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The United States Government Accountability Office has identified three major IT acquisition and management challenges facing federal agencies. These challenges include strengthening oversight and management of IT portfolios, implementing mature IT acquisition and development practices, and building federal IT capacity and capabilities. The report emphasizes the urgent need for federal agencies to take nine critical actions to address these challenges, as many recommendations made since 2010 have not been implemented. The report specifically highlights the need for USDA's FPAC mission area to improve oversight and implement leading practices for IT modernization in the Farmers.gov program, in order to enhance service for farmers, ranchers, and foresters. The recommendations outlined in the report aim to strengthen oversight, enhance strategic planning, improve monitoring of IT investments, and implement leading IT acquisition and development practices to maximize the benefits of federal IT investments and provide essential services to the public. [Extracted from the article]

The GAO Reports document outlines the challenges faced by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in managing its IT systems, particularly in modernizing its health information and financial management systems. The VA has struggled with implementing major IT projects, leading to delays, cost overruns, and user dissatisfaction. The GAO has provided 20 recommendations to improve VA's IT acquisitions and management, emphasizing the importance of stakeholder engagement, necessary knowledge and skills, and regular communication with contractors. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is a non-copyrighted entity that supports Congress in overseeing federal programs and policies, providing reports and recommendations to aid informed decision-making. [Extracted from the article]

The GAO report examines the effects of restrictive software licensing practices on federal agencies' cloud computing services, with five out of six agencies reporting cost increases and limitations on cloud service provider choices. The report emphasizes the importance of updating guidance to manage risks associated with these practices and offers recommendations for executive action. While some agencies have minimized restrictions by using a single cloud provider, this strategy also poses the risk of vendor lock-in. None of the agencies had fully established guidance for managing impacts from restrictive practices, prompting recommendations to update guidance and assign responsibility for managing potential impacts. [Extracted from the article]

The Small Business Administration (SBA) launched the Unified Certification Platform project in 2023 to simplify certification processes for small businesses seeking contracting assistance. However, the system's deployment was delayed due to identified issues during testing. The SBA faces challenges in implementing leading IT management practices, which may lead to further delays. The document evaluates the UCP project's cost estimate against best practices, noting areas where it meets or falls short of standards. [Extracted from the article]

The Department of Defense (DOD) has successfully implemented its new electronic health record (EHR) system, MHS GENESIS, at military treatment facilities. However, there are still challenges in integrating the system with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and resolving workflow and configuration differences. User satisfaction rates for the new system have improved but are generally lower than rates for legacy systems and private-sector users. There are also ongoing issues with the dental module of the EHR system. Recommendations have been made to address integration barriers, establish user satisfaction goals, and find an alternative to the dental module. The implementation of the EHR system at the Federal Health Care Center (FHCC) in North Chicago involved multiple groups from DOD and VA, but further integration opportunities exist. Challenges with hiring permanent staff have also been reported. The FHCC aims to exchange information between systems as much as possible and is working to resolve differences in system configurations between DOD and VA. The executive agreement between DOD and VA regarding EHR integration at the FHCC did not achieve convergence on most topics, requiring further integration efforts. User satisfaction issues with MHS GENESIS and the lack of established goals for improvement are highlighted. Challenges with the dental module and the absence of a resolution or alternative plan are also mentioned. The report provides recommendations to address these challenges and improve the EHR system. [Extracted from the article]

The article present the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on the information technology (IT) and cybersecurity. It further discusses about the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) and the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014; management of IT acquisitions and operations as well as the cybersecurity of the nation as areas on its high-risk list; and also mentions about enhancing the cybersecurity component.

The article focuses on the U.S. Government Accountability Office's (GAO) review of the government-wide adoption of the Technology Business Management Council's framework by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and General Services Administration (GSA). Topics discussed include the objective of the framework, limitations in the adoption of the framework by OMB and GSA, and recommendations from the GAO to the OMB and GSA to strengthen adoption of the framework.

The article focuses on the U.S. Government Accountability Office's review of the progress of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and General Services Administration (GSA) in the government-wide adoption of the Technology Business Management Council's framework. Topics discussed include the objective of the framework, limitations in the progress and results of the adoption by the OMB and GSA, and recommendations to the OMB and GSA to improve its adoption of the framework.

The article reports Military Health System (MHS) GENESIS launched by The Department of Defense (DOD) of U.S. Topics discussed include deployment of MHS Genesis with intention to integrate inpatient and outpatient medical and dental information in 2017, MHS GENESIS's cost estimate and United States Government Accountability Office cost guide, and errors and reliability issues in subproject schedules which would be reflected in higher-level schedules.

The article discusses the highlights of a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report which examines the challenges in implementing the unemployment insurance (UI) programs created by the Congress during the Covid-19 pandemic in the U.S. Topics include the problem with program design and variation in how states administer UI and its contribution to the declining access and disparities in benefit distribution, and an increase in the risk of UI improper payments including from fraud.

The article presents a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office on U.S. Congress enacted federal information technology acquisition reform legislation known as FITARA, which included provisions related to ongoing federal data center consolidation efforts. It mentions that federal agencies has continued to report mixed progress against Office of Management and Budget's targets.

The article discusses the Government Accountability Office (GAO) review of the electronic health record modernization (EHRM) data management plans of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). It explains the importance of health data in the VA EHR system and corporate data warehouse to its mission. It mentions the successful migration of selected data to the EHR system prior to the system deployment in 2020. It cites the failure of VA to ensure data quality in the migration.

The article presents a study by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the accomplishments of the Department of Defense's (DOD) implementation of a new electronic health record system at its Military Health System (MHS). Also cited are the beneficiaries of the MHS like service members, retirees and family members, and the steps take by the DOD in addressing challenges and risks to its MHS GENESIS program.

The article presents a report of the U.S. Government Accountability Office recommending the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure the involvement of medical facility stakeholders in the Electronic health records (EHR) system configuration decision process. Topics include the assessment of VA made EHR system configuration decisions; and the effectiveness of VA's decision-making procedures.

The article presents a reports of the U.S. Government Accountability Office on the involvement of private citizens including Isaac Perlmutter, Bruce Moskowitz, and Marc Sherman in Veterans Affairs (VA) activities and decision-making. Topics include review of activities related to the development of mobile applications to access health records; the implementation of a medical device registry summit; and veterans' suicide prevention and mental health awareness efforts.

The article focuses on a study from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) which examine adoption of Agile software development of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It mentions DHS has fully addressed one of three leading practice areas for organization change management and partially addressed the other two. It also mentions Agile software development, which is focused on incremental and rapid delivery of working software in small segments.

The article presents a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office on planning of implementing information technology (IT) workforce planning activities by federal agencies. Topics discussed include the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996, the E-Government Act of 2002 and the Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act of 2015.

The article presents the U.S. Government Accountability Office report on Department of Defense's implementation of the open source software pilot program. It examines related Office of Management and Budget requirements as mandated by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 for implementing the program.

The article focuses on a report of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) that identifies the most critical federal legacy systems in need of modernization and evaluates agency plans for modernizing them, and identifies examples of legacy system modernization initiatives that agencies considered successful. It mentions federal agencies identified by GAO including Department of Defense. Department of Education, and Department of Health and Human Services.

The article focuses on a report of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) regarding federal agencies' reported use of cloud services. It discusses selected agencies' progress in implementing cloud services, the extent to which those agencies increased cloud service spending and achieved savings or cost avoidances. It mentions that GAO made recommendations to the Office of Management and Budget.

The article presents a report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office on how effective practices have improved agencies' Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) implementation. Topics include the FITARA law included specific requirements related to enhancing chief information officers' (CIO) authorities, improving the risk management of information technology (IT) investments, and reviewing agencies' portfolio of IT investments.

The article presents a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office on how it is essential to effectively support the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Mission to deal with information technology (IT) management challenges. Topics include the VA made limited progress toward addressing IT system modernization challenges, and VA's management of cybersecurity has also lacked key elements and GAO's four recommendations to increase the authority of its chief information officer.

The article presents the U.S. Government Accountability Office's (GAO) review of the Secret Service's oversight of its information technology (IT) portfolio and workforce. Topics covered include the extent to which the Secret Service's chief information officer implemented IT oversight responsibilities. The GAO also made several recommendations that include the establishment of a process that ensures the review of all IT contracts.

The article offers information on a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) that recommends several U.S. Departments including Energy, Health and Human Services, improving chief information officers' (CIO) review and approval of information technology (IT) budgets. Topics discussed include provisions of Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA); and role of CIOs in appropriate estimates of all IT resources.

The article discusses the government-wide review of the responsibilities of chief information officers (CIO) by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Topics mentioned include the extent to which the role of the CIO was addressed by agencies, such as the Office of Management and Budget, factors which enabled and challenged the CIO in fulfilling their duties, and recommendations from GAO for the agencies to improve the effectiveness of the implementation of the responsibilities of the CIO.

The article discusses a report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to assess the Department of Defense's (DOD) policies for managing and overseeing major automated information system (MAIS) programs. The GAO also intended to describe the extent to which selected MAIS programs have changed their planned cost and schedule estimates. GAO recommended that DOD update its policy for managing MAIS business programs to include baseline estimates.

The article presents a study published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) focusing on telecommunication in the U.S. Topics discussed include the General Services Administration's (GSA's) telecommunications contract transitions guidance to federal agencies; the need for agencies to apply transition planning practices; and the agencies such as the Department of Agriculture (DOA), the Department of Transportation (DOT), and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEA).

The article discusses a U.S. Government Accountability Office report that examines the extent to which the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has implemented action plans and challenges that DHS has faced in implementing Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act provisions. Topics covered include analysis of DHS documentation, chief information officer (CIO) approval of contracts and agreements, and change in responsibility for conducting CIO risk evaluations.

The article presents a review of major automated information system (MAIS) programs of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) conducted by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) in 2017. It shows that most of the 18 chosen MAIS programs reviewed by GAO had experienced alterations in their planned schedule and cost estimates. In addition, all of the five MAIS programs had either partially or fully used practices for managing risks and for conducting systems integration and testing.

The article focuses on a report of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) which determines the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) implementation plans for the Joint Information Environment. It mentions that the GAO also determined DO's oversight and governance of JIE. It informs that the GAO recommended DOD to take steps to improve workforce and security planning.