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There were two departments under the federal government that had either implemented an electronic accounting system or had updated their existing accounting system. The two departments were the Accounting department and Information Technology (IT).

In the Accounting Department, they implemented a new electronic accounting system because the Federal Financial system was no longer being supported by it developer. Therefore, if problems were encountered there wouldn’t be anyone to go to for assistance. So, their decision was made by the evaluators looking at a number of commercial of the shelf(COTS) and to see which one would be best and was customized for that department’s needs. They were influenced by procurement, financial management and budget communities within the department. The integration of the system was accomplished through a multi-year deployment, usually two bureaus at a time. Because of the diversity of requirements among the bureaus, each deployment had to address the specific needs of the bureau being deployed so that budget for the project fluctuated. Also, seriously impacting budgetary needs was the fact that while the project was being implemented Congress delayed funding and the department operating under a series of Continuing Resolution which jeopardized their system integration contracts making the timeline for the project were experiencing delays. Their expectations were not fully met. From an accounting standpoint, the new system satisfies a number of federal standard general ledger requirements that were deficient in the previous system. From a user standpoint, complaints have been received that (SGL) the system is complicated and requires the collection of lengthy accounting strings that are necessary because of the COTS nature of the system. The