Federal Bureau of Investigation's Management of the Trilogy Information Technology Modernization Project;Audit rept

摘要

This audit assesses the progress of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Trilogy project. Initiated in mid-2001, the objective of Trilogy is to modernize the FBI's information technology (IT) infrastructure$ provide needed IT applications for FBI agents, analysts, and others to efficiently and effectively do their jobs$ and lay the foundation for future IT improvements in the FBI. Trilogy consists of three parts: (1) upgrading the FBI's hardware and software, (2) upgrading of the FBI's communications network, and (3) upgrading the FBI's five most important investigative applications, including its antiquated case management system. Because of the FBI's immediate and critical need for modern IT systems and the past problems in the Trilogy project, we conducted this audit to assess the FBI's progress in meeting cost, schedule, technical, and performance targets for the three components of Trilogy. We also examined the extent to which Trilogy will meet the FBI's current and longer-term IT needs.