duplication – On the National Security Beat http://nationalsecurityzone.medill.northwestern.edu/onthebeat On the National Security Beat Tue, 29 Sep 2015 20:29:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 $61 million in duplicate technology programs unearthed at Defense and Homeland Security http://nationalsecurityzone.medill.northwestern.edu/onthebeat/61-million-in-duplicate-technology-programs-unearthed-at-defense-and-homeland-security/ Thu, 19 Sep 2013 13:10:59 +0000 http://onthebeat.nationalsecurityzone.org/?p=1246 The Department of Homeland Security and Department of Homeland Defense spent $61 million on six potentially  redundant information technology projects, a study by the General Accountability Office found.

GAO report on duplicative IT resources

Details directly from the report on what was found:

“Two potentially duplicative investments totaling about $30 million at DHS that are used to “book” and process apprehended illegal aliens who are suspected of committing criminal and administrative violations, commonly referred to as immigration enforcement booking management;

“Four such investments totaling about $31 million at DOD, which include two investments totaling $16 million that track health care status of warfighters and two investments totaling $15 million that manage dental care.”

The GAO said the Department of Defense cancelled one of the health care systems and will consolidate the dental systems “but had not developed a plan on how this was to be accomplished.”

Homeland Security cited “unique requirements” for the dual immigration booking systems, “but were unable to provide analysis showing why one system couldnot satisfy the unique requirements.”

→ Read the full GAO report (PDF)

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