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IT projects pulled from brink of failure

TechStat is rarely about shutting down problematic technology programs. In an exclusive report, Federal News Radio examines how agencies are using the analysis to support existing improvement plans, to move to agile development and to change its relationship with contractors. CBP, NARA and the FBI are recent examples of agencies taking advantage of the visibility and transparency TechStat brings to get programs back on track and completed.

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FBI turns troubled into triumph with Sentinel system

The long-awaited, problematic case management application met full operational capability in May. Jeff Johnson, the FBI's CTO, said about 30,000 employees have been using Sentinel for about a month. The $451 million program modernizes the FBI's workflow and document management system.

Tags: technology , FBI , DoJ , Jeff Johnson , Case management system , Agile software development , Lockheed Martin , Jason Miller

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FBI CIO Fulgham returning to private sector

The FBI's chief information officer, Chad Fulgham, will step down next month after three years at the helm of the agency's information technology efforts, the FBI announced in a release.

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FBI's Sentinel program delayed until May

The FBI's Sentinel program was launched to build a paperless case management system. It was supposed to be completed by December 2009.

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FBI's case management project remains on shaky ground

Latest IG report finds cost, schedule and performance of Sentinel has slipped again. FBI had to delay new capabilities under Phase 2. Bureau says Sentinel should be fully implemented by September 2010.

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Part 1: FBI to launch Sentinel this summer

CIO Chad Fulgham said the Bureau will beta test the case management system's initial operating capability this spring and then move to production later this year. Fulgham said if all goes well, Sentinel should come in on budget.
March 15, 2011

Tags: Chad Fulgham , FBI , technology , Lockheed Martin , Ask the CIO , Jason Miller

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FBI takes control of troubled Sentinel project

The FBI plans to take over management of Sentinel, its $451 million case management project from primary contractor Lockheed Martin.

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FBI looks in-house to complete Sentinel system

The FBI wants to rely more on its own information technology staff members rather than outside contractors.

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Is the Intelligence Community too big?

Author Shane Harris brings us analysis.

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FBI shuts down Sentinel, again

The FBI has again paused work on the deployment of a multi-million dollar case-management system called Sentinel. Washingtonian.com is reporting that the bureau has extended a partial stop-work order that was first issued in March.

Tags: technology , contracting , FBI , Lockheed Martin , Suzanne Kubota

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