21.1: Budget Submissions
Revamp IT Budget Submissions Other Information:
OMB Exhibits 53 and 300 have come to support stand-alone processes to request and justify funding rather than serving as management
tools for monitoring program health. In many cases, these documents are prepared in large part by third-party contractors
and there is minimal involvement by agency executives and program managers. These exhibits will be revamped to better align
them to agency budgeting and management processes, make them more relevant and useful, and ensure they promote the use of
modular development principles. The improved exhibits will also alleviate reporting burden, increase data accuracy, and serve
as the authoritative management tool. By May of 2011, OMB will reconstruct the 300s and 53s around distinct data elements
that drive value for agencies and provide the information necessary for meaningful oversight. The timing of these elements
will be separated into distinct streams to clarify objectives, give agencies adequate time to assemble strong responses, and
improve data quality. These streams will include: * Budget justification for new major Development, Modernization and Enhancement
(DME) investments, significant re-engineering of existing DME investments, and annual re-justification of DME investments.
* Health monitoring of existing DME investments and Operations and Maintenance (O&M) * Portfolio governance to ensure the
IT portfolio and individual projects are consistent with the agency mission and Federal policy objectives Importantly, OMB
and agencies must evaluate the way in which IT programs are reviewed so that budget approval for large IT programs is tied
to key implementation steps rather than seemingly upfront, wholesale approval of massive programs. . OMB will evaluate ways
to ensure agencies can demonstrate strong performance in earlier modules in order to receive approval for funding of subsequent
modules.
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