Fast Facts
The federal government annually spends more than $100 billion on IT and cyber investments—many of which have been ineffectively managed. Congress passed laws to address these issues, including the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA).
Since 2015, Congress has issued scorecards to monitor agencies’ implementation of FITARA and key IT topics. We testified that the scorecards have evolved and served as effective oversight tools.
Both IT management and cybersecurity are on our High Risk List. About 77% of the 5,300 recommendations we’ve made in these areas since 2010 have been implemented…
