Dod Information Technology


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GAO-01-116 DOD Information Technology: Software and Systems Process Improvement Programs Vary in Use of Best Practices




DOD INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Software and Systems Process Improvement Programs Vary in Use of Best Practices


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With an annual information technology budget of about $20 billion, and tens of billions more budgeted for technology embedded in sophisticated weaponry, the Department of Defense (DOD) relies heavily on software-intensive systems to support military operations and associated business functions, such as logistics, personnel, and financial management. One important determinant of the quality of these systems, and thus DOD s mission performance, is the quality of the processes used to develop, acquire, and engineer them. Recognizing the importance of these processes to producing systems that perform as intended and meet cost and schedule commitments, successful public and private organizations have adopted and implemented software/systems process improvement (SPI) programs.1




DOD Information Technology Software and Systems Process Improvement Programs Vary in Use of Best Practices


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The DoD relies heavily on software-intensive systems to support mil. operations and associated bus. functions, such as logistics, personnel, and financial mgmt. One important determinant of the quality of these systems is the quality of the processes used to develop, acquire, and engineer them. Successful public and private org's. have adopted and implemented software/systems process improvement (SPI) programs. This report compares and contrast DoD IT practices with leading practices. It reviews DoD components' SPI mgmt. activities to ensure that DoD is taking the necessary steps to continuously strengthen its software and systems development, acquisition, and engineering processes.




DOD Information Technology


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DOD Information Technology


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Information Technology


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The DoD¿s acquisition of weapon systems and modernization of business systems have both been on a list of high-risk areas since 1995. To assist DoD in managing software-intensive systems, Section 804 of the Bob Stump Nat. Defense Authorization Act for FY 2003 required the Office of the Sec. of Defense and DoD component organizations, including the military departments, to undertake certain software and systems process improvement actions. This report assessed: (1) the extent to which DoD has implemented the process improvement provisions of the act; and (2) the impact of DoD's process improvement efforts. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables.




Information Technology


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Information Technology: DoD Needs to Ensure That Navy Marine Corps Intranet Program Is Meeting Goals & Satisfying Customers


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The Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) is a 10-year, $9.3 billion information technology services program. Through a performance-based contract, the Navy is buying network (intranet), application, and other hardware and software services at a fixed price per unit (or seat) to support about 550 sites. GAO prepared this report under the Comptroller General s authority as part of a continued effort to assist Congress and reviewed (1) whether the program is meeting its strategic goals, (2) the extent to which the contractor is meeting service level agreements, (3) whether customers are satisfied with the program, and (4) what is being done to improve customer satisfaction. To accomplish this, GAO reviewed key program and contract performance management-related plans, measures, and data and interviewed NMCI program and contractor officials, as well as NMCI customers at shipyards and air depots.