Information Technology Greater Use of Best Practices Can Reduce Risks in Acquiring Defense Health Care System

This report reviews the DoDs acquisition of the Composite Health Care System (CHCS) II, an automated medical info. system to be deployed to about 1,100 health facilities at 142 mil. installations worldwide. This report is one in a series examining DoD's use of best practices in acquiring information technology systems. The objectives of this review were to determine: what progress DoD has made against CHCS II project commitments, incl. required system capabilities, expected system benefits, & est. project costs & milestones; whether DoD has economically justified its invest. in the system; & whether DoD has effective tech. & mgmt. controls in place for acquiring the system -- incl.: require. mgmt., test mgmt., arch. develop. & align., risk mgmt., & contract mgmt.Hite, Randolph C. is the author of 'Information Technology Greater Use of Best Practices Can Reduce Risks in Acquiring Defense Health Care System' with ISBN 9780756732042 and ISBN 0756732042.