DOD Systems Modernization: Management of Integrated Military Human Capital Program Needs Additional Improvements;Report to the Congress

摘要

The Department of Defense (DOD) has long-standing problems with its information technology (IT) systems supporting military personnel and pay. To address these problems, DOD initiated the Defense Integrated Military Human Resources System (DIMHRS) program, which is to provide a joint, integrated, standardized military personnel and pay system across all military components. In November 2004, DOD accepted the design for the first of three phases, DIMHRS (Personnel/Pay). GAO reviewed DODs management of the requirements definition for the system as well as the programs management structure. To assist DOD and increase its chances of successfully delivering DIMHRS (Personnel/Pay), GAO is making recommendations to the Secretary of Defense to strengthen DODs requirements-management processes and adopt an integrated approach to program management. In commenting on a draft of this report, DOD agreed or partially agreed with three of GAOs recommendations and partially disagreed with the remaining three. The department added that it agreed with the general thrust of all the recommendations but believed that it was already performing some. GAO supports DODs commitment to follow the management principles that the recommendations espouse.