Maximizing Value

The strategic use of Federal information technology (IT) enables the transformation to a 21st Century Government by maximizing the value of Federal assets and programs through continued oversight and accountability.  Since January 2010, CIOs have utilized the IT Dashboard to help inform the oversight process of “Techstat” accountability sessions, evidenced-based reviews of IT investments.  These efforts have since been augmented by the introduction of PortfolioStat reviews, which provide a tool for CIOs to assess the current maturity of their IT portfolio management process, eliminate duplicative commodity IT investments, and identify and adopt IT shared services where they make sense.  In addition, Federal agencies’ data center consolidation efforts will help curb spending on underutilized infrastructure, enhance the productivity of data center that remain in inventory, and free up resources for reinvestment into innovative technologies and solutions aimed at modernizing services the American people depend on.