Information

Information

Author: David A. Powner

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2011-05

Total Pages: 41

ISBN-13: 1437983138

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Each year the federal government spends billions of dollars oninformation technology (IT) investments. Given the importance ofoversight, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) established a public Web site, referred to as the IT Dashboard, that provides detailed information on about 800 federal IT investments, including assessments of actual performance against cost and schedule targets (referred to as ratings). This report: (1) determined OMB's efforts to improve the Dashboard and how it is using data from the Dashboard; and (2) examined the accuracy of the Dashboard's cost and scheduleperformance ratings. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand report.


Protecting Individual Privacy in the Struggle Against Terrorists

Protecting Individual Privacy in the Struggle Against Terrorists

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2008-10-26

Total Pages: 377

ISBN-13: 0309124883

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All U.S. agencies with counterterrorism programs that collect or "mine" personal data-such as phone records or Web sites visited-should be required to evaluate the programs' effectiveness, lawfulness, and impacts on privacy. A framework is offered that agencies can use to evaluate such information-based programs, both classified and unclassified. The book urges Congress to re-examine existing privacy law to assess how privacy can be protected in current and future programs and recommends that any individuals harmed by violations of privacy be given a meaningful form of redress. Two specific technologies are examined: data mining and behavioral surveillance. Regarding data mining, the book concludes that although these methods have been useful in the private sector for spotting consumer fraud, they are less helpful for counterterrorism because so little is known about what patterns indicate terrorist activity. Regarding behavioral surveillance in a counterterrorist context, the book concludes that although research and development on certain aspects of this topic are warranted, there is no scientific consensus on whether these techniques are ready for operational use at all in counterterrorism.


Information Technology

Information Technology

Author: David A. Powner

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 65

ISBN-13: 1437920756

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The fed. gov¿t. will spend $71 billion for info. technol. (IT) projects for FY 2009. These projects must be planned and managed effectively. This includes ensuring that they receive selection and oversight reviews. Selection involves identifying and analyzing projects' risks and returns and selecting those that will best support the agency's needs; oversight includes reviewing the progress of projects against expectations and taking corrective action when these expectations are not being met. This report determines whether: (1) fed. agencies have guidance on the role of their department-level investment review boards in selecting and overseeing IT projects; and (2) these boards are performing reviews of poorly planned and poorly performing projects. Illus.


Regulatory Reform

Regulatory Reform

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13:

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