March 31, 2015 Library of Congress Statement on GAO Report

The Library of Congress has received a report by the Government Accountability Office that addresses the Library’s information technology infrastructure and has identified “significant weaknesses across several areas.”

“I appreciate the Congress’ engagement with the Library and its direction to GAO to conduct this study,” Librarian of Congress James H. Billington said in the Library’s response, included in the published report. “Information Technology is a fundamental resource that is critical to the success of the Library of Congress. I have taken steps to improve the management of the Library’s IT so that we may fully realize the possibilities of the digital era.”

The Library generally concurred with the 31 recommendations of the GAO report in six key areas, and is developing a detailed plan for implementing them. The full report and the Library’s complete response may be found at www.gao.gov/products/GAO-15-315. The Library’s full response begins on page 123 of the report.