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NASA IG doubts CIO's ability to manage IT

Federal Times: Despite attempts to establish reviews over IT investments, NASA’s IT governance is falling behind, according to a recent agency inspector general report.

“In the four years since issuance of our IT governance report and the three years since completion of its own internal review, the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) has made insufficient progress to improve NASA’s IT governance, casting doubt on the office’s ability to effectively oversee the agency’s IT assets,” the report said. “Specifically, the NASA chief information officer continues to have limited visibility into IT investments across the agency and the process NASA developed to correct this shortcoming is flawed.”

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