Thats progress we expect to see throughout the year. Previously, he said, OMB was shouldering 750 insufficient business cases worth $21 billion, a category thats experiencing turnaround. Chenok spoke at Federal Sources Inc.s 18th annual Federal Outlook Conference in McLean, Va.
Despite the gains, some projects in the 2004 budget are encumbered by redundancy, paper-based processes, a lack of cooperation and cost overruns. The answer? We need to focus more on project management, he said.
He said OMB is working on further defining the project managers role. He also said agencies are in serious discussions with the General Services Administration and the CIO Council to develop a model for enterprisewide buying.
Quelle: Government Computer News