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 2006-02-28 monographic deposited born digital 87 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-306 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-306 P0b002ee180398fde f:d06306 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-306 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-306 GAO-06-306 Accountability Computer equipment contracts Contract oversight Contractor payments Equipment upgrades Federal funds Government contracts Information technology Internal controls Questionable payments Technology modernization programs Cost analysis Financial management FBI Trilogy Project Other Written Product A49337

The Trilogy project--initiated in 2001--is the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) largest information technology (IT) upgrade to date. While ultimately successful in providing updated IT infrastructure and systems, Trilogy was not a success with regard to upgrading FBI's investigative applications. Further, the project was plagued with missed milestones and escalating costs, which eventually totaled nearly $537 million. In light of these events, Congress asked GAO to determine whether (1) internal controls provided reasonable assurance that improper payment of unallowable contractor costs would not be made or would be detected in the normal course of business, (2) payments to contractors were properly supported as a valid use of government funds, and (3) FBI maintained proper accountability for assets purchased with Trilogy project funds. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-306/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-306.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-306/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-306.pdf GAO-06-306 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-306 Other Written Product GAO-06-306; Federal Bureau of Investigation: Weak Controls over Trilogy Project Led to Payment of Questionable Contractor Costs and Missing Assets; Accountability Computer equipment contracts Contract oversight Contractor payments Equipment upgrades Federal funds Government contracts Information technology Internal controls Questionable payments Technology modernization programs Cost analysis Financial management FBI Trilogy Project Title 31 Section 3512(c) 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)