United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Accounting and Information Management Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2000-03-24 monographic deposited born digital 18 p. GA 1.13:T-AIMD-00-128 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-00-128 P0b002ee180381ab2 f:ai00128t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-00-128 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-00-128 T-AIMD-00-128 Information technology Strategic information systems planning Chief information officers Human resources utilization Federal employees Performance measures Internal controls Reporting requirements Information resources management Y2K Testimony AIMD Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the role of chief information officers (CIO) in the federal government.<p/>GAO noted that: (1) as the federal government moves to fully embrace the digital age and focuses on electronic government initiatives, leadership in the management of the government's information resources is of paramount importance; (2) yet a CIO, alone, cannot ensure the successful implementation of information management reforms; (3) rather, the CIO must be buttressed by the full support of agency heads, the commitment of line managers, clearly defined roles and responsibilities, effective measures of performance, highly skilled and motivated information technology (IT) professionals, and a range of other factors; (4) the practices and key characteristics defined in GAO's CIO guide can put agencies on the right path toward incorporating these ingredients; (5) moreover, they can help agencies and their CIOs to identify and correct underlying information management weaknesses that have undermined their modernization initiatives; (6) they can even help ensure that agencies will be well positioned to take advantage of cutting-edge technologies in order transform service delivery and performance; (7) however, implementing the practices alone is not enough; (8) to achieve real successes, agency executives as well as Congress must provide sustained support and attention to facilitating CIO effectiveness and addressing any structural changes facing CIOs; and (9) using this support, CIOs themselves must be now focused on results--making sure that IT investments make their agencies more innovative, efficient, and responsive. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-00-128/html/GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-00-128.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-00-128/pdf/GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-00-128.pdf GAO/T-AIMD-00-128 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-00-128 Testimony GAO/T-AIMD-00-128; Chief Information Officers: Implementing Effective CIO; Information technology Strategic information systems planning Chief information officers Human resources utilization Federal employees Performance measures Internal controls Reporting requirements Information resources management Y2K