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U.S. Agency for International Development

The US Agency for International Development advances United States foreign policy throughout the world by promoting broadly shared economic prosperity, strengthening democracy and good governance, improving global health, helping societies to prevent and recover from conflicts, and providing humanitarian relief in the wake of natural and man-made disasters. The agency’s $19 billion in budgetary resources is used to support economic and social development, in addition to human security and well-being in partnership with local governments, private voluntary organizations, universities, businesses, international agencies, and other governments to build stronger, more stable societies that respond to the needs of their people.

Ratings of Major IT Investments

In order to oversee the management of the government’s major IT investments, the Federal CIO developed a metric for each IT investment based on an evaluation by the agency CIO of whether the investment is likely to achieve its goals.

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Major Investment Breakdown

Agency Breakdown
InvestmentCIO RatingStatusFY2012 Spending
Steady State IT Infrastructure & Technology Modernization Program5•$74.5 M
Phoenix - Financial System Integration (FSI)5•$14.0 M
GLAAS - Global Acquisition and Assistance System5•$11.7 M
IT Transition5•$0.2 M