New GAO Report: Strong Leadership Needed to Address Serious Information Technology Management Weaknesses at Library of Congress; Library Journal, 3/31/15

Gary Price, Library Journal; New GAO Report: Strong Leadership Needed to Address Serious Information Technology Management Weaknesses at Library of Congress:

"The following GAO (Government Accountability Office) was published today.

From the Highlights Document:

Strategic planning: The Library does not have an IT strategic plan that is aligned with the overall agency strategic plan and establishes goals, measures, and strategies. This leaves the Library without a clear direction for its use of IT...

Leadership: The Library does not have the leadership needed to address these IT management weaknesses. For example, the agency’s chief information officer (CIO) position does not have adequate authority over or oversight of the Library’s IT. Additionally, the Library has not had a permanent CIO since 2012 and has had five temporary CIOs in the interim. In January 2015, at the conclusion of GAO’s review, officials stated that that the Library plans to draft an IT strategic plan within 90 days and hire a permanent CIO. If it follows through on these plans, the Library will be in a stronger position to address its IT management weaknesses and more effectively support its mission."