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Inadequate Early Oversight Led to Windows Upgrade Project Delays

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
2015-20-073
Report Type
Audit
Joint Report
Yes
Participating OIG
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
Agency Wide
Yes (agency-wide)
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0
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Recommendations

The Chief Technology Officer should ensure that all workstations have been adequately accounted for and upgraded to Windows 7.

The Chief Technology Officer should ensure that enterprise-wide information technology maintenance and upgrade efforts going forward follow the Enterprise Life Cycle, as prescribed by IRS policy, to mitigate potential delays and to ensure project transparency and accountability.

The Chief Technology Officer should require appropriate Executive Steering Committees (ESC) to oversee enterprise-wide information technology maintenance and upgrade efforts with regular project reviews and executive approvals. This should include the Windows server upgrade project for which an adequate plan is needed to prepare for the end of extended support for Windows Server 2008 and for the upgrade to Windows Server 2012.