“HHS established internal performance metrics for its component agencies that officials believe led to increased effectiveness in implementing the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA), according to a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report.”
“As a result, HHS improved its FITARA scorecard grade from “D” in November 2015 to “B+” in December 2018…”
“To improve its FITARA score, HHS created an internal scorecard for each of its component agencies that mapped to the department’s FITARA scorecard. This resulted in greater transparency between the department-level CIO and component agency CIOs, explained the GAO report…”
“Based on interviews with government officials at nine federal agencies, GAO recommended the following best practices for successful implementation of FITARA: obtain support from senior leadership, treat implementation as a program, establish performance metrics for component agencies, and appoint an executive accountable for implementation in each component agency.”
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Source: HHS Ups Its FITARA Grade Through Internal Performance Metrics – By Fred Donovan, May 1, 2019. HIT Infrastructure.
