Citizenship office's IT shortcomings pose 'significant risks,' watchdogs say

Fedscoop: If U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services does not step up its transition from paper to electronic immigration processing, it risks further unnecessary spending and harm to national security, the Government Accountability Office said in a recent report.

The 27-page report, released and presented to the House Oversight and Management Efficiency Subcommittee late last week, focuses on how the agency’s Transformation Project has been delayed numerous times because of a failure to implement agile practices and due to difficulties in managing contracts.

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