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United States - General Business Case Information

Business Case Analysis, United States Navy, Naval Healthcare Support Offices, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. (42 page MS Word document. Download from the page linked above).
Business Process Re engineering Guide, 1997
GAO/AIMD-10.1.15 (in PDF Format. Also accessible as online HTML pages)
Case Study Evaluations, 1990
GAO/PEMD-10.1.9, 11/90 (in PDF format)
Chief Financial Officers Act: A Mandate for Federal Financial Management Reform,1991
GAO/AFMD-12.19.4, 9/91 (in PDF format)
Designing Evaluations, 1991
GAO/PEMD-10.1.4, 5/91 (in PDF format)
Executive Guide: Leading Practice in Capital Decision Making (Exposure Draft), 1998
GAO/AIMD 98-110 (in PDF format)
Executive Guide: Effectively Implementing the Government Performance and Results Act, 1996
GAO/GGD-96-118 (in PDF and HTML online)
Guidelines and Discount Rates for Benefit-Cost Analysis of Federal Programs, 1992
OMB Circular No. A-94 Revised (Transmittal Memo No. 64)
Office of Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis, US Department of Agriculture
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
Public Law 104-13
Performance Measurement and Evaluation: Definitions and Relationships, 1998
GAO/GGD-98-26, April 1998.(in PDF format)
Institute for Water Resources, Decision Support Software, US Army Corps of Engineers

United States - Procurement, Contracting With the Government

Business Case Analysis Guidebook for Fleet & Industrial Supply Center Partnerships - US Naval Supply Systems Command
Performance of Commercial Activities 1996
OMB Circular A-76 Supplement
Provides guidance on cost comparison estimates

United States - Information Technology Related

Center for Information Technology, Home Page
US Government NIH web site includes useful procurement-related information for IT vendors and suppliers
CIO Council Committee on Capital Planning and IT Investment
Not a document per tie, but a web page with definitions and links to IT cost-benefit documents and legislation.
Cost Benefit Analysis Evaluation Guide - NIH Office of the Deputy CIO, Center for Information Technology (MS Word document)
Cost Benefit Analysis Guide for NIH IT Projects 1998 (Revised 1999)
Executive Guide: Measuring Performance and Demonstrating Results of Information Technology Investments, 1998
GAO/AIMD-98-89. March 1998.(in PDF format)
Information Technology Investment Evaluation Guide. Assessing Risks and Returns: A Guide for Evaluating Federal Agencies' IT Investment Decision-Making, 1997
GAO/AIMD-10.1.13 February, 1997 (in PDF format)
The Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996 (ITMRA, also known as the Clinger-Cohen Act).
Public Law 104-106 February 10, 1996
Among other things, this act:
- Provides advice to ensure that IT is acquired and managed to comply with law and achieve Agency’s mission
- Establishes a capital investment and control process for selecting, managing, and evaluating results of all major IT investments
An Analytical Framework for Capital Planning & Investment Control for IT, 1996 GSA publication,
Management of Federal Information Resources, 1966
OMB Circular A-130
Mandates that "Agencies shall ... Prepare, and update as necessary throughout the information system life cycle, a benefit-cost analysis for each information system."
NIH IT Management Guide, 1996
Addresses cost benefit analysis in the context of the NIH IT management process, as well as IT investment review process.
OMB M-97-02, Memorandum - Funding Information Systems Investments, 1966
The "Raines Rules:" 8 criteria for "evaluation of major information system investments proposed for funding"
Evaluating Information Technology Investments, 1995
OMB Guide
Information Technology: An Audit Guide for Assessing Acquisition Risk, 1992 GAO Information Technology and Management Division
GAO/IMTEC-8.1.4, 12/92 (in PDF or online HTML)
Quick Reference for Automated Audit Guide for Assessing Acquisition Risk, 1992 GAO Information Technology and Management GAO/IMTEC-8.1.4 SW, 12/92 (PDF format)

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