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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Corrective Action Report

Issue and Milestone Schedule

Date of Submission
First Quarter Update:
Second Quarter Update:
Third Quarter Update:
End of Year Report: 01/14/03

Issue Title

Management of Information Technology

Issue ID

Organization
Federal Bureau of
Investigation

Date First
Initiated

2002

Original Target for Completion

TBD

Current Target for Completion

Actual Date of Completion

Issue Type (Organization Rating)


Material Weakness

Source Title

OIG Audit Report 03-09:  FBI’s Management of Information Technology Investments

Date of Source Report

12/02

Issue Type (DOJ Rating)

Material Weakness

Issue Description

A December 2002 Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit report entitled, “Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Management of Information Technology (IT) Investments,” stated that in the past the FBI has not given sufficient management attention to IT investments.  As a result, the FBI has not fully implemented critical processes necessary for such management and has invested large sums of money on IT projects without assurance that these projects would meet intended goals.

What We Will Do About It

FBI management has recognized that its past methods to manage IT projects have been deficient, and recently has committed to changing those practices.  In January 2002, the FBI developed a conceptual model for selecting, controlling, and evaluating IT investments.  The model seeks to define a process that will promote a Bureau-wide perspective on IT investment management, so that only IT projects with the best probability of improving mission performance are selected.  Further, the process is intended to provide the methods, structures, disciplines, and management framework that governs the way IT projects are controlled and evaluated.

Milestones

Original Target Date

Current Target Date

Actual Date of Completion

1.  Develop full plan and implementation schedule to address and meet the weaknesses described in the OIG report.

TBD

   

How We Will Know It Is Fixed

FBI IT projects will stay within budget and on schedule and result in successful program operations.