Federal IT Dashboard improving but still not wholly accurate

Postings to the Office of Management and Budget's Federal IT Dashboard are more accurate and timely than 18 months ago, but they still aren't giving a perfectly clear picture of government information technology spending, according to a watchdog report released Wednesday.

The Federal IT Dashboard ranks about 800 major IT projects across 27 agencies based on how close they are to cost and schedule targets.

The dashboard was one of several transparency initiatives introduced early in the Obama administration. It was also part of an initiative to reduce waste in government IT spending, which is notorious for going over budget and past deadline.

Read more on the US Federal IT Dashboard here. Sourced by Nextgov