PMI Testifies Before Homeland Security

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At a Congressional subcommittee hearing held April 24, Project Management Institute shared lessons learned on how the Department of Homeland Security can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its programs.

Project Management Institute testified last week before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency. The testimony highlighted lessons learned in PMI’s latest research on how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its programs.

“The U.S. Department of Homeland Security faces unique challenges due to the complexity of its variables, the high-risk nature of its initiatives and the high-profile ramifications of its outcomes,” said Craig Killough, vice president of organization markets for PMI. “Improving the execution of its programs can help DHS reduce errors; mitigate waste, fraud and abuse; and ensure greater efficiency in its ongoing mission to protect American citizens from foreign and domestic security threats.”

Killough called for the federal government to adopt the characteristics of high-performing organizations by creating a job classification for all project and program managers, expanding current IT project and program management career paths government wide, and utilizing program management …

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