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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO evaluated the effectiveness of actions federal agencies have taken to implement the Paperwork Reduction Act's information resources management requirements. GAO found that: (1) some federal agencies continue to have information resources management problems; and (2) agency criteria for compliance focus on specific agency responsibilities described in the act, rather than on its broader objectives.
MANAGING INFORMATION RESOURCES is a comprehensive study of information resources management (IRM) practices & trends in state governments. IRM includes the management of information, information technologies, such as computers & telecommunications, & related resources. Information management areas included in the study include records management & state library services, & management functions examined in-depth were organization, planning, policy formulation, budgeting & accounting, personnel management, & procurement processes. Primary research focused on the central state office level, however case studies & surveys of agency data processing & program officials provided agency perspectives. The detailed report describes how information resources are being managed in state governments & documents the frustrations & opportunities facing state officials as they move from a focus on information technology management to a more broad view of the issues facing information management professionals in the next decade. These include issues such as integrating existing technologies, evaluating new & emerging technologies, coping with constraints in budget & human resources, developing planning processes, & implementing information resources policies statewide. Trends & directions in information resources management that require significant management attention & major accomplishments that states have made in information resources management reform are discussed.