Refugee & Migrant Assistance Management
Investment ID: 014-000000033
Overview
Program Title
Refugee & Migrant Assistance Management
Agency
Description
Project tracking database that captures and tracks details of proposals, programs, budgets, obligations and disbursements for the needs of refugees and migrants overseas and for the admission of refugees into the United States.
Type of Program
Non-major IT Investments
Multi-Agency Category
Not Applicable
Investment Detail
Quantitatively, this investment allows the US Refugee Admissions Program to increase or decrease the number of refugee arrivals based on the President's annual Determination, without adding staffing costs. As a contractor-run service, it decreases costs to the government in that US Direct Hires do not need to manage the IT system. Over the project's lifecycle, the government will save additional funds as the technology moves to a Cloud-based platform that requires less maintenance, physical storage costs, and contractor personnel to manage it. Qualitatively, this investment improves the Department's ability to conduct evidence-based policy-making which saves the federal government costs associated with poor decision-making when data is not available to inform policy design.