GAO calls for urgent action on government IT projects

Government Health IT: The U.S government spends more than $80 billion on information technology every year — but many of the projects are riddled with mismanagement that results in underperformance.  

The Government Accountability Office, in fact, published a new report that found “federal investments in IT have often resulted in multimillion dollar cost overruns and years-long schedule delays, with questionable mission-related achievements.”

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