The Status of Enterprise Architecture and Information Technology
Investment Management in the Department of Justice

Audit Report 06-02
November 2005
Office of the Inspector General

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY BACKGROUND Introduction Authorities Departmental Guidance Enterprise Architecture Management IT Investment Management Prior Reports FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Finding 1: Enterprise Architecture Department-level Enterprise Architecture Efforts Status of the Department’s Progress toward Completing the Five Stages of the GAO Enterprise Architecture Framework Department IT Infrastructure Oversight of Components’ Enterprise Architecture Development Conclusion Recommendations Finding 2: Information Technology Investment Management Department-level ITIM Conclusion Recommendations STATEMENT ON COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND REGULATIONS STATEMENT ON INTERNAL CONTROLS APPENDICES: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY DOJ and OCIO ORGANIZATION CHARTS ACRONYMS SUMMARY OF ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK’S MATURITY STAGES, CRITICAL SUCCESS ATTRIBUTES, AND CORE ELEMENTS SUMMARY OF GAO ITIM FRAMEWORK DEPARTMENT PROGRESS THROUGH STAGE 3 OF THE ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK THE THREE COMPONENTS OF THE ITIM PROCESS PRIOR REPORTS DEPARTMENT ITSM FRAMEWORK’S CONTINUOUS INTEGRATED PROCESSES THE DOJ’S RESPONSE TO THE DRAFT REPORT OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL’S ANALYSIS AND SUMMARY OF ACTIONS NECESSARY TO CLOSE REPORT