Information Technology Investment Management


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The Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 was enacted to address many of the problems related to Fed. information technology mgmt. In 1997 GAO developed guidance that provides a method for evaluating & assessing how well a Fed. agency is selecting & managing its information technology resources & identifies specific areas where improve. can be made. The Info. Technology Investment Mgmt. (ITIM) framework enhances this guidance by identifying critical processes for successful information technology invest. & organizing these processes into a framework of increasingly mature stages. Chapters: overview, components, & uses of ITIM; uses of ITIM; & critical process for the ITIM stages. Charts & tables.




Public Management Reform


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This is a comprehensive, integrated analysis of the wave of management reforms which have swept through many countries including Australia, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, the UK, the USA, and the European Commission.




Privatization


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Privatization


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State and local governments have increased their use of privatization over the last several years, and Congress and the administration have indicated an interest in having the federal government also increase its use of privatization. This report identifies major lessons learned by, and the related experiences of, state and city governments in implementing privatization efforts. It discusses privatization lessons learned by, and the related experiences of, the states of Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, and Virginia as well as the city of Indianapolis, IN. Charts and tables.