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USDA Information Management: Action Needed To Address Long-standing Deficiencies

T-AIMD-97-56 Published: Mar 05, 1997. Publicly Released: Mar 05, 1997.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed: (1) past difficulties that the Department of Agriculture (USDA) has experienced in planning for and managing information technology (IT); (2) actions GAO believes USDA must take if it is to significantly improve its management of information technology resources; and (3) USDA's current moratorium on information technology acquisitions.

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Agricultural programsFederal agency reorganizationFederal procurementInformation architectureInformation resources managementIT acquisitionsStrategic information systems planningSystems designTelecommunicationsInformation management