According to a recent report from the Government Accountability Office, 183 federal IT contracts with a value of at least $10 billion are at risk of failing.
The GAO report comes as the government is working to overhaul the federal health insurance exchange, HealthCare.gov, which suffered a troubled launch due to glitches in the system. Some technology analysts have attributed the federal exchange's troubles to the government investing in outdated technology that is costly and bug-ridden.
The GAO report found 183 of the federal government's 759 major IT investments are at medium to high risk of failing before completion. That figure could be even higher as the GAO found federal agencies reported successful IT projects even when the project had problems and was not successful.
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