Defense Information Management: Continuing Implementation Challenges Highlight the Need for Improvement. Statement of Jack L. Brock, Jr., Director, Governmentwide and Defense Information Systems, Accounting and Information Management Division

摘要

Defense invests about $11 billion annually in technology to support a wide range of activities, including military operations and maintenance, personnel management, health services, and routine business and financial management functions-and tens of billions more on technology supporting sophisticated weaponry. This reliance will only grow as the Department moves to modernize and respond to technological advances that are changing the traditional concepts of warfighting through improved intelligence and improved command and control. However, DOD faces a number of serious management challenges to ensure that technology-driven processes and business systems provide an adequate level of service and an appropriate rate of return on investments.