Status of the Department of Justice's Implementation of the Unified Financial Management System

摘要

In August 2010, the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (OIG) began an audit of the Unified Financial Management System (UFMS) project to determine whether it was on budget, being implemented according to schedule, and whether its performance would meet expectations. During our review, the scope of UFMS was significantly changed, with key aspects of the project either eliminated or reduced. As a result, the creation of a single, unified financial management system for the Department has been eliminated with the completion of the current project, although unification could still occur with additional funding for future projects. Because of the significant reduction in the scope of the project, we are not continuing with our audit of the UFMS. Instead, we are issuing this report which examines the current status of the UFMS project. We discuss the implementation of the UFMS at the DEA and ATF, the recent Office of Management and Budget (OMB) decision to revise the scope of the UFMS project, and future UFMS procurement vehicles. Finally, we discuss the future of the UFMS project as the Department prepares to implement OMB's 25 Point Implementation to Reform Federal Information Technology (IT) Management.