Governmentwide Initiatives: Critical Issues Facing the Post-FTS 2000
Program (Testimony, 03/21/95, GAO/T-AIMD-95-108).

During the past two years, the Interagency Management Council, the
General Services Administration (GSA), other federal agencies, the
telecommunications industry, academia, and other interested parties have
vigorously debated the initiative that will replace the Federal
Telecommunications System (FTS) 2000 program now in place.  In GAO's
view, GSA and the Council have done an admirable job of ensuring that
all interested parties have a chance to comment on the Post-FTS-2000
initiative and to help define the strategy selected.  However, the
proposed strategy leaves several issues open to further debate by
industry and government.  This testimony focuses on eight critical
issues that must be addressed before final requests for proposals are
released in December.

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 REPORTNUM:  T-AIMD-95-108
     TITLE:  Governmentwide Initiatives: Critical Issues Facing the 
             Post-FTS 2000 Program
      DATE:  03/21/95
   SUBJECT:  Telecommunications operations
             Federal agencies
             Strategic planning
             Program management
             Requirements definition
             Federal procurement
             Computerized information systems
             Data transmission operations
             Telephone communications operations
             Technology transfer
IDENTIFIER:  FTS 2000
             Post-FTS 2000 Program
             National Information Infrastructure Program
             Iowa Communications Network Pilot Project
             Federal Telecommunications System 2000
             Information Superhighway
             
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