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Troubles Air Force Business IT System DEAMS Is Healthy, Fanning Says

Gally Articola

Wednesday, November 27th, 2013

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A troubled Air Force business information technology (IT) system critical for getting the service on the path to auditability is now “doing pretty well,” the Air Force’s top civilian said on Nov. 18. The Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System (DEAMS), identified in fiscal year 2012 as $2 billion over its original cost estimate and 7.5 years behind schedule, was deployed to four additional Air Force bases last month with a goal of expanding capability to all active, reserve and…

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