Information Technology: FBI Is Taking Steps to Develop an Enterprise Architecture, but Much Remains to Be Accomplished

摘要

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is attempting to replace much of its 1980s-based information technology (IT) systems environment to better support its plans for an integrated bureauwide approach to performing critical mission operations, including terrorism prevention and federal crime investigation. Our research and experience in reviewing federal agency system modernization programs, including the FBIs, shows that attempting such programs without a well-defined and enforceable enterprise architecture (EA) results in nonintegrated, stand-alone systems that are duplicative and do not effectively and efficiently support mission performance.