DOJ Terminates Program As Part Of Federal IT Overhaul
September 20, 2010
| 1:29 PM
As part of the administration's effort to reform Federal IT and reign in spending, the Justice Department has terminated its Litigation Case Management System, U.S. CIO Vivek Kundra announced Monday.
The end of the Litigation Case Management System is one of a handful of changes made by executive agencies to save money and boost efficiency that Kundra highlighted during remarks given to the Federal CIO Council this morning. Kundra has been leading an initiative to curb costs on IT by shining a light on wasteful spending and subsequently, enacting reform.
The Justice Department program was one of 26 high-priority IT projects under review by the administration in light of red flags such as run-away costs or being behind schedule. Cancellation of the program is expected to save the government $193 million.
"We are now seeing the fruits of a focus on execution," Kundra said.
Through the Small Business Administration's decision to scale back its Loan Management and Accounting System and the Environmental Protection Agency's cuts to its troubled financial management system modernization project, roughly $200 million will be saved, Kundra noted.
Another $423 million will be spared due to the Department of Veterans Affairs' decision to cancel its Financial and Logistics Integrated Technology Enterprise Program system. Through changes to financial systems alone, the government expects cost reductions in the neighborhood of $750 million.
The Interior Department has turned around a system to share security, law enforcement and emergency management information, Kundra also announced.
"Our actions to date are the initial steps in making the Federal government work better for the American people and send a clear message that we are no longer willing to throw good money after bad money," Kundra told the CIO Council.
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