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B-291063 1 (2002-09-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacybg0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ~GAO Accountablty - Integrity - Reliability United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 B-291063 September 19, 2002 The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives On July 19, 2002, the Office of Management and Budget issued a memorandum, OMB Memorandum M-02-12 of July 19,2002 (Reducing Redundant IT Infrastructure Related to Homeland Security), directing the component agencies of the proposed Department of Homeland Security (DHS)' to consolidate redundant information technology (IT) spending. Citing its authority in section 5113 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-106 (January 3,1996), 40 U.S.C. § 1413, OMB specifically directed the agencies to: * Cease temporarily all IT infrastructure system.development and planned modernization efforts above $500,000 pending an expedited review of all proposed DHS component agencies' investments. * Identify any current or planned spending on IT infrastructure not included in Attachment A to the memo. * Participate in the Homeland Security IT Investment Review Group led by the Office of Homeland Security (OHS) and OMB. According to the memorandum, at the current time the affected agencies are in various stages of purchasing a number of different systems. The Review Group will look at all systems slated for the fiscal year 2002 and 2003 budget cycles across the component agencies of the proposed DHS, make recommendations for reducing costs, and track resulting savings. After these reviews have been completed, OMB will work with the agencies on further funding of IT development programs. The memorandum states that this action will affect the spending of at least $360 million in fiscal year 2002 and is projected to affect at least $780 million in fiscal year 2003. These component agencies were identified as the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Defense (National Communications System), the Department of Justice, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Treasury, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. A ~ -

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