U.S. RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 

The Legacy Systems Modernization 

Initiatives at the Railroad Retirement 

Board are Progressing Effectively

Report No. 19-12 September 26, 2019

This report summary presents the abbreviated results of the 

subject audit. The full report includes information protected from 

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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

U.S. RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

The Legacy Systems Modernization Initiatives at the 

Railroad Retirement Board are Progressing Effectively

Report Summary September 26, 2019 Report No. 19-12

What DP George & Company Found

“DP George & Company, LLC (DPG) audited the Railroad Retirement 

Board (RRB) Legacy Systems Migration Services and Assessment for 

Re-engineering Mission Essential Programs (Re-engineering

Assessment) information technology projects against, strategic and 

project management plans maintained by the agency, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) information technology planning 

guidance, and other best practice guidance for project management.”

The RRB awarded contracts in support of the Legacy Systems 

Modernization Initiatives. The Legacy Systems Migration Services 

project and the Assessment for Re-engineering Mission Essential 

Programs are the first and third components of this initiative. The 

awarded amount for the Legacy Systems Migration Services project 

was $4,326,000. The awarded amount for the Assessment for Reengineering Mission Essential Programs project was $625,000.

DPG determined that the Legacy Systems Migration Services project 

was completed. They determined that the Re-engineering Assessment 

project is underway. They assessed that the status of project 

outcomes and anticipated improvements were realized for the 

applications that were converted. The outcomes and improvements 

for the Assessment for Re-engineering Mission Essential Programs

were not assessed because the project was not complete. The Legacy 

Systems Migration Services project was managed effectively. The 

Assessment for Re-engineering Mission Essential Programs could not 

be fully assessed for effectiveness by DPG because the project was 

awarded after the audit scope ended.

DPG did not make any recommendations. The Legacy Systems 

Migration Services project is complete. The Assessment for Reengineering Mission Essential Programs was awarded and one 

deliverable was received, another deliverable was scheduled for 

August 2019 and the project was on schedule for September 2019 

completion.

What We Did

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for 

the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) 

engaged DPG to conduct a performance 

audit. The audit objectives included (1) 

determine and describe the progress that 

the RRB has made compared to its project 

plans for the Legacy Systems Migration 

Services and Assessment for Reengineering Mission Essential Programs 

phases of the Legacy Systems 

Modernization initiative, (2) evaluate the 

current status of the project outcomes for 

the two phases, and evaluate if 

improvements anticipated at the 

beginning of the projects have been 

realized to date, and (3) evaluate if the 

RRB is managing the projects in a way that 

is effective, including cost effective. This 

audit was conducted in accordance with 

the performance audit standards 

established by Generally Accepted 

Government Auditing Standards. DPG is 

responsible for the audit report and the 

conclusions expressed therein. RRB OIG 

does not express any assurance on the 

conclusions presented in DPG’s audit 

report.

The scope of this audit covered project 

planning activities performed for the 

Legacy Systems Migration Services project 

and the Assessment for Re-engineering 

Mission Essential Programs through 

March 31, 2019.