Library Of Congress Needs IT Strategy

Library of Congress Inspector General Karl Schornagel told the House Administration Committee on Wednesday that the LoC has made "tremendous progress" with its information technology infrastructure but in order to remain current and competitive, the facility needs to take several significant steps to evolve. He recently published a report that concluded strategic IT planning is not a "unifying force" at the Library nor is it linked to the investment process. The disconnect results in duplicated efforts and acquisitions. In addition to costs incurred for unfunded mandates, he found numerous areas where there were overlaps in support services and systems.