VA Claims Success in Reforming IT Spending, Pentagon Just Getting Started

Agencies are refocusing their efforts and better deciding where to invest information technology dollars. Some, like the Department of Veterans Affairs, can already claim a success story in their strategy, while others, like the Defense Department, are still trying to lay out the plan.

VA is already a work in progress in determining how to best manage and spend on IT projects, according to a Federal News Radio report. The department started its Performance Management and Accountability System in 2009 and now has hit nine out of 10 IT projects on time, according to the report...

While it seems VA is well on its way, the Defense Department is now facing the same IT challenge on a much larger scale. InformationWeek reports that the agency is facing billions in budget cuts, tasking the agency with deciding where to invest in order to save money without compromising IT applications or infrastructure...