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Federal Chief Information Officer: Leadership Needed to Confront Serious Challenges and Emerging Issues

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Sept. 12, 2000
Report No. T-AIMD-00-316
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Summary:

Although the government has improved its information technology (IT) management and agencies have taken steps to address critical IT management shortcomings, agencies continue to be plagued by weaknesses in various areas. Two legislative proposals, the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the United States Act of 2000 and the Federal Information Policy Act of 2000, address the need for sustained and focused central leadership to improve the federal IT performance track record. This testimony describes the background of the federal government's current information resources and technology management framework, explains existing state and foreign governmentwide CIO models, discusses the federal CIO approaches each legislative proposal takes, and discusses the type of leadership responsibilities GAO believes a federal CIO should posses.

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