The scorecard assigns federal agencies letter grades based on their implementation of FITARA, a bipartisan law enacted in 2014. The grades are based on self-reported data related to five key metrics: agency CIO authority enhancements, risk assessment transparency, IT portfolio review, data center consolidation and software licensing.
HHS received a “D-,” repeating its grade from June 2017 and December 2016. The designation marks a drop from the “D” grade it received in May 2016. For the Nov. 14 scorecard, the committee presented HHS with an “A” on agency CIO authority enhancements and a “B” on risk assessment transparency; however, these grades were offset with “F” grades in the remaining three categories.
The majority of the 24 agencies graded on the Nov. 14 scorecard received a grade in the “C” range. HHS was one of three agencies to receive a “D”-range grade, alongside the U.S. Department of Energy, which received a “D+,” and the U.S. Department of Labor, which received a “D-.”
Only one agency, the U.S. Agency for International Development, received an “A+.”
To access the FITARA scorecard, click here.
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