What is the budgetary process for Feasibility Study Reports (FSR)/Special Project Reports (SPR) related to BCPs?
Each year Finance publishes a Budget Letter pertaining to information technology budgeting guidelines and sends copies to Agency Secretaries, Department Directors, Department Budget Officers, and Finance Budget Staff and directs a copy be sent to the Department Chief Information Technology Officer. This Budget Letter is generally published in July. For reference, see the annual Budget Letter regarding Information Technology Budgeting Guidelines. For information technology projects, the department must submit a FSR for new projects or SPR for revised projects to the Department of Information Technology (DOIT) by the required deadline, generally August. If the department requires new or additional funds for the project, the corresponding BCP must be submitted by the required deadline, generally mid-September. The FSR/SPR is reviewed by the DOIT and Finance and must be approved by both prior to consideration of any associated BCP. Within Finance, the Technology Investment Review Unit (TIR
