InformationWeek: Department Of Interior Tackles Two High-Risk IT Projects

It may have been only last week that the Office of Management and Budget announced the 26 high-risk federal IT projects it will scrutinize in great detail at the risk of agencies receiving significant cuts, but already the Department of Interior, which has two projects on the list, is working to best position its high-risk projects for success.

In fact, the Department of Interior has been working to right its projects since before the review even started, when it worked hand-in-hand with OMB to look for projects “where the extra attention would benefit the organization,” Interior Department CIO Bernard Mazer said in an interview last week.

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