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 2008-03-28 monographic deposited born digital 9 p. GA 1.13:GAO-08-576R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-576R P0b002ee18038e4df f:d08576r DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-576R machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-576R GAO-08-576R Civil service retirement system Cost analysis Cost control Federal employee retirement programs Federal employees retirement system Program evaluation Program management Reporting requirements System vulnerabilities Systems analysis Systems conversions Systems evaluation Systems integrity Systems testing Technology modernization programs Cost estimates Program costs OPM Retirement Systems Modernization Program Correspondence A81441 The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is modernizing the paper-intensive processes and antiquated information systems it uses to support the retirement of civilian federal employees through the Retirement Systems Modernization (RSM) program. In January 2008, we reported on the agency's management of this program, in which we noted concerns and made recommendations for improvement in four key areas: (1) system testing, (2) system defect resolution, (3) program cost estimation, and (4) program earned value management. The explanatory statement of the House Appropriations Committee regarding the fiscal year 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act directed OPM to submit to Cpngressional Committees and to GAO not later than February 20, 2008, a report of its actions on the four areas of concern that we identified. Further, the explanatory statement directed that GAO provide to Congressional Committees and to OPM our comments on the agency's report. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-576R/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-576R.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-576R/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-576R.pdf GAO-08-576R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-576R Correspondence GAO-08-576R; Comments on the Office of Personnel Management's February 20, 2008 Report to Congress Regarding the Retirement Systems Modernization; Civil service retirement system Cost analysis Cost control Federal employee retirement programs Federal employees retirement system Program evaluation Program management Reporting requirements System vulnerabilities Systems analysis Systems conversions Systems evaluation Systems integrity Systems testing Technology modernization programs Cost estimates Program costs OPM Retirement Systems Modernization Program Public Law 110-161