Author: United States. General Accounting Office

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Published: 1977

Total Pages: 28

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The Defense Supply Agency (DSA) and the military services began to standardize and automate the handling of information needed for contract administration in 1964. The development of a data processing system was terminated by DSA in 1973 because design deficiencies made the implementation of the system too costly and precluded the achievement of the system's original objectives. The Department of Defense (DOD) reported that as of March 1974 DSA and military services have spent more than $47 million on modifying, developing, and operating automated systems that were to use the procedures. Implementation of this program has been in abeyance since May 1973. However, in September 1975, DOD initiated an incremental approach to automate those procedures. The new effort can be expected to be prolonged and costly because program requirements have not been firmly established, their implementation through automation has not been properly planned, the most cost beneficial automated system needed by DSA has not been determined, and the DSA program manager does not have the decisionmaking authority needed to guide the Mechanization of Contract Administration Services Program. During the suspension of the procedures implementation, DSA initiated actions to upgrade its current automated systems sufficiently to handle the increasing workload until a new system is completed in 1980. These improvements should be limited to those necessary to sustain its current operations until the Military Standard Contract Administration Procedures (MILSCAP) requirements are reevaluated and agreements are made between the DSA and the military services as to the definition of the requirements.

Download or read book Improved Management Needed for Automated Information Handling Activities of Contract Administration, Department of Defense written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Defense Supply Agency (DSA) and the military services began to standardize and automate the handling of information needed for contract administration in 1964. The development of a data processing system was terminated by DSA in 1973 because design deficiencies made the implementation of the system too costly and precluded the achievement of the system's original objectives. The Department of Defense (DOD) reported that as of March 1974 DSA and military services have spent more than $47 million on modifying, developing, and operating automated systems that were to use the procedures. Implementation of this program has been in abeyance since May 1973. However, in September 1975, DOD initiated an incremental approach to automate those procedures. The new effort can be expected to be prolonged and costly because program requirements have not been firmly established, their implementation through automation has not been properly planned, the most cost beneficial automated system needed by DSA has not been determined, and the DSA program manager does not have the decisionmaking authority needed to guide the Mechanization of Contract Administration Services Program. During the suspension of the procedures implementation, DSA initiated actions to upgrade its current automated systems sufficiently to handle the increasing workload until a new system is completed in 1980. These improvements should be limited to those necessary to sustain its current operations until the Military Standard Contract Administration Procedures (MILSCAP) requirements are reevaluated and agreements are made between the DSA and the military services as to the definition of the requirements.