United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-11-09 monographic deposited born digital 33 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-234T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-234T P0b002ee18037de2e f:d06234t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-234T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-234T GAO-06-234T Accountability Enterprise architecture Information technology Internal controls Planning Strategic planning Systems conversions Technology modernization programs Business operations Business planning DOD Business Management Modernization Program Testimony A41217

For years, the Department of Defense (DOD) has embarked on a series of efforts to transform its business operations, including modernizing underlying information technology (business) systems. GAO has reported on inefficiencies and inadequate accountability across DOD's major business areas, resulting in billions of dollars of wasted resources annually. Of the 25 areas on GAO's 2005 list of high-risk federal programs and operations that are vulnerable to fraud, waste, abuse or mismanagement and in need of reform, 8 are DOD programs or operations, and 6 are government-wide high risk areas for which DOD shares responsibility. The Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 required DOD to satisfy several conditions relative to its approach to managing its business system modernization program, including developing an enterprise transition plan, which GAO is currently assessing. DOD also recently established a Business Transformation Agency intended to advance defense-wide business transformation. GAO was asked to testify on DOD's business transformation, including its preliminary observations on 1) DOD's efforts to satisfy fiscal year 2005 defense authorization act requirements; 2) the Business Transformation Agency; and 3) DOD's efforts to provide the leadership, structures, and plans needed to effect transformation. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-234T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-234T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-234T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-234T.pdf GAO-06-234T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-234T Testimony GAO-06-234T; Defense Management: Foundational Steps Being Taken to Manage DOD Business Systems Modernization, but Much Remains to be Accomplished to Effect True Business Transformation; Accountability Enterprise architecture Information technology Internal controls Planning Strategic planning Systems conversions Technology modernization programs Business operations Business planning DOD Business Management Modernization Program Title 40 Section 11101-11704 40 U.S.C. 11101-11704 Volume 116 Page 2458 Volume 116 Page 2899 116 Stat. 2458 116 Stat. 2899 Volume 118 Page 1811 118 Stat. 1811 Public Law 107-314 Public Law 107-347 Public Law 108-375