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GAO-08-576R 1 (2008-03-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptawny0001 and id is 1 raw text is: SGAO Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 March 28, 2008 The Honorable Richard Durbin Chairman The Honorable Sam Brownback Ranking Member Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government Committee on Appropriations United States Senate The Honorable Jos6 E. Serrano Chairman The Honorable Ralph Regula Ranking Member Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Subject: Comments on the Office of Personnel Management's February 20, 2008 Report to Congress Regarding the Retirement Systems Modernization The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is modernizing the paper-intensive processes and antiquated information systems it uses to support the retirement of civilian federal employees through the Retirement Systems Modernization (RSM) program. In January 2008, we reported on the agency's management of this program, in which we noted concerns and made recommendations for improvement in four key areas: (1) system testing, (2) system defect resolution, (3) program cost estimation, and (4) program earned value management.' The explanatory statement of the House Appropriations Committee regarding the fiscal year 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act directed OPM to submit to your Committees and to GAO not later than February 20, 2008, a report of its actions on the four areas of concern that we identified.2 Further, the explanatory statement directed that GAO provide to your Committees and to OPM our comments on the agency's report. In response to this direction, our comments (including a 'GAO, Office of Personnel Management: Improvements Needed to Ensure Successful Retirement Systems Modernization, GAO-08-345 (Washington, D.C.: January 31, 2008). 2 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, P.L. 110-161 (Dec. 26, 2007); 153 Cong. Rec. H15741, H16056 (daily ed. Dec. 17, 2007). GAO-08-576R OPM Report on Retirement Systems Modernization

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