Information Technology Investment Management Controls Should Be Better Aligned With the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act of 2014

The CIO should comply with the Treasury Department's FITARA guidance, which delegates to the IRS CIO responsibility for reviewing the acquisition and contract sections in IRS business cases.

The CIO should establish processes to identify, review, and approve information technology acquisitions supporting major information technology investments enterprise-wide regardless of origination or funding source.

The Chief Information Officer (CIO) should report lessons learned trends to the heads of IT organizations and governance bodies for consideration in recommending and overseeing changes to project management processes.