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Date July 1, 1993 Report No. OPP-93-2 Title

JSS: Job Start Software Version 2.0 User Guide

- _._““____ “.--- ..-.IInited States .-.-General Accounting Office .--- Office of Progran~ Planning Office of Infr rrrnat.ion Management. and @ .---I .---.-. __-.“-.-,--.----“.-...- /.j-c~CS y .J:L~J 1993 JSS Version 2.0 User Guide . Job Start Software -.-.--. - ---___ ,.-- -. -- --“. . ---.-.111---. - ..__.” ..-.._., .--. .,-___- _“_.------ .--l ( 1 . .. --_._.----.-. -_.-. -..-...
Date April 1, 1993 Report No. OIMC-12.14.1 Title

Information Management: Preparing Publications for Typesetting

------ _xc. -_-- -....- Preparing Publications esetting for ,_I-_ --.1.11.-.--_-- .--I -III----- --., “_-.-.-.1-__- __ . -_ ..__. -. _.-._-.-_1___ -... - ---111-..1 --,-_-I_-.-~ ! E _ _ _ _ ^ - . _-“. _ .. ._ .-.I _ . ”..-.. .-.--l_.ll-...-. . ._ .,-. II .-.._ l__---.-..-.-...--, -_---“.I-. .1 - 1 1 . 1 1 - - . . - 1 i 1 Foreword The Publishing and Communications Center (PCC) of the Office...
Date March 18, 1993 Report No. T-IMTEC-93-2 Title

Embedded Computer Systems: Status of C-17 Software

\tf$qq-) .m-,,.,o : United States General Accounting Office Testimony Before the Subcommitteeon Legislation and National Security, Committee on GovernmentOperations, House of Representatives For Release on Delivery Expected at IO:00 a.m. EST Thursday, March IX, 1993 EMBEDDED COMPUTER SYSTEMS. Status of C-17 Software Statementfor the Record by SamuelW. Bowlin, Director Defenseand Security Informati...
Date Jan. 28, 1993 Report No. IMTEC-93-16 Title

Software Reuse: Major Issues Need to Be Resolved Before Benefits Can Be Achieved

“l_---_l---l..._ --._-.--“- ...-...1111i --- t.c!d St.;lt CH Gt*rl(tr;ll Accouufing Offi Appendix III Major Contributors to This Report Information Management and Technology Division, Washington, D.C. F’ W. Deffer, Assistant Director rank David Chao, Technical Adviser JosephJ.H. Cho, Evaluator-in-Charge Colleen M. Phillips, Senior Evaluator Wiley E. Poindexter, Jr., Senior Evaluator (610630)...
Date June 3, 1992 Report No. NSIAD-92-220R Title

National Defense: Base Closures

GAO United States General Accounting OfTice Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International AfPairs Division B-234775 June3,1992 The Honorable Colin McMillan Assistant Secretary of Defense (Production and Logistics) Dear Mr. McMillan: I am writing to express support for the Department of Defense's efforts to improve the Cost of Base Realignment Action (COBRA) model used in the base real...
Date May 13, 1992 Report No. T-IMTEC-92-17 Title

Embedded Computer Systems: C-17 Software Development Problems

United States General Accounting Office GAO I Testimony Before the Subcommiteeon Legislation and National Security, Committee on GovernmentOperations, House of Representatives For Release on Delivery Expectedat 1090 a.m., EDT Wednesday, May 13,1992 EMBEDDED COMPUTER SYSTEMS C- 17 Software Development Problems Statementfor the Record by SamuelW. Bowlin, Director Defenseand Security Information Syst...
Date May 7, 1992 Report No. IMTEC-92-48 Title

Embedded Computer Systems: Significant Software Problems on C-17 Must Be Addressed

I Tnitcti Statcw Gt?neral Aecarxnting ~3fficc -..__ -.._--. -._.._^._3 GAO I. ... “.. ~~. Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on. Legislation and National Security, Committee on Government Operations, I-Iouse of Representatives __-.- ._..__ _._.-., .- .._. ..I...-.-....__. l.l_--.-~---. May 1992 EMBEDDED, COMPUTER SYSTEMS Significant Software Problems on C-17 Must Be Addressed i i I 146588 \ .....
Date April 2, 1992 Report No. IMTEC-92-14 Title

Environmental Enforcement: EPA Needs a Better Strategy to Manage Its Cross-Media Information

,; I’ im -__^_..--... -._ ._...__.._ ~ - ._ .” . Stat.es Gt’ riLl -... _,l., 1 THitAd...“,-,--.- .-.-.-- Ilt’ .,_ .” Actwunting OffiW -_l.-- lll.“l_l_m,,,“.--“__* I. ; GA(-) :,’ I 1, I -“.-m111I -, ..,._ ._w.___--.-. -_l-.-_-Y-..I.-.-- Itcy Nwt,I,()lhc Chairman, Cornrni”Ltccon G ~~vcrwr~cnt,al Affairs, U.S. Senate ..- -. April 1002 1 r 1 ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT EPA Needs ...
Date March 2, 1992 Report No. IMTEC-92-30 Title

IRS Procurement: Software Documentation Requirement Did Not Restrict Competition

---“--._-e ---- litiil,tvi St;~t~~s (hnchral Accounting __l---_.-l_-_l__--w--- Office Iiqwrt to the Chairman, Committee on Gowrnmental Affairs, U.S. Senate IRS PROCUREMENT Software Documentation Requirement Did Not Restrict Competition #I lllllllllllll 146282 RESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office unless specifically approved by the Offke of Congressional Relations....
Date Dec. 27, 1991 Report No. IMTEC-92-3 Title

Military Space Operations: Satellite Control System Improved, But Serious Problems Remain

. ..;,: .i .. ..; .j j ‘” _:._ .;_ ..:: ;,. ;” ,, . . ., ., ‘-I :’ / ‘j’ .. : i ,, ‘. ’ r .j ..a :._ ,) ,’ MY’,’ ..: ;;i i ,. :y: ‘,:;: , I .’ .,, ,.: ;;.,“.’ ,‘.,_’ 1. :’ .: i , G-(-J ~~~;~~~F , Information Management and Technology Division B-243181 December 27,1991 The Honorable J. James Exon Chairman, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces and Nuclear Deterrence...
Date March 16, 1990 Report No. IMTEC-90-30 Title

Medicare Catastrophic: Roll Back of Premiums on Schedule

United States General Accountingoffice l GAO March 1990 Report to Congessional Requesters MEDICARE CATASTROPHIC Roll Back of Premiums on Schedule i .; i- GAO,‘IbiTEC-90-30 !; GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Information Technology Management Division and B-238519 March 16. 1990 The Honorable John Heinz United States Senate The Honorable David H. Pryor United Sta...
Date June 21, 1989 Report No. IMTEC-89-55 Title

Computer Security: Compliance With Security Plan Requirements of the Computer Security Act

i . United States General Accounting Office GAO June 1989 Report to Congressional Requesters COMPUTER SECURITY Compliance With Security Plan Requirements of the Computer Security Act GAO/IMTEC-89-55 7 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Information Technology Management Division and B-231257 June 21,1989 The Honorable John Conyers, Jr, Chairman, Committee on Governme...
Date March 24, 1989 Report No. IMTEC-89-9 Title

Programming Language: Status, Costs, and Issues Associated With Defense's Implementation of Ada

__. ..__-_ ..--_I- ._---_ ----.-.---.-. -.-- _-- Ma wh I !W PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE Status, Costs, and Issues Associated With Defense’s Implementation of Ada Information Management and Technology Division B-231334 March 24, 1989 The Honorable John P. Murtha Chairman, Subcommittee on Defense Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: In responseto your predecessor’sreq...
Date Feb. 22, 1989 Report No. IMTEC-89-14 Title

Data Communications: Progress in Installing IRS' Communications Replacement System

United States General Accounting Office -GAO February 1989 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee-on. -Oversight, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives DATA COMlb!fUNICATIONS Prsgress in Installing IRS’Communications ReplacementSystem B-224136 in installing the system at its service centers. As of December 1988, the Communications Replacement System was installed in all 10 centers...
Date Sept. 22, 1988 Report No. IMTEC-88-61BR Title

Computer Security: Status of Compliance With the Computer Security Act of 1987

United States General Accounting Office GAO ___-_~ Briefing Report to Congressional Requesters . -..-~____ September 1988 COMPUTER SECURITY Status of Compliance With the Computer Security Act of 1987 ____ GAO/IMTEC-8S61BR ------- - ~- GAO _--. United States General Accounting Off%e Washington, D.Requirement for the computer Security Act at a July 8, 1988, government-sponsored briefing and seminar ...
Date Sept. 1, 1988 Report No. 137402 Title

Special Publications: Auditing Password Usage

INSIDE: Password Composition, Length, Lifetime, Source, Ownership, Distribution, Storage, Entry, Transmission, Authentication Period 75-01-75 Auditing Password Usage Dennis K. Branstad Frederick Gallegos PAYOFF IDEA. Passwords are often used to authenticate a system user's identity and to grant or deny access to data. The National Bureau of Standards' recently published Password Usage Standard out...
Date June 23, 1987 Report No. AFMD-87-3 Title

Internal Controls: Improvements Needed in a USDA Receivable System

United GAO States General Accounting Office Report to the ‘ Secretary of Agriculture 1 I June 1987 INTERNAL CONTROLS Improvements Needed in a USDA Receivable System 133285 cwxa30 GAO/AFMD-87-3 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Accounting and Financial Management Division B-224858 June 23, 1987 The Honorable Richard E. Lyng The Secretary of Agriculture Dear Mr. Secret...
Date March 20, 1987 Report No. AFMD-87-32FS Title

Internal Controls: Agriculture Finance Center Actions To Improve Controls in Selected Areas

United States Genera’l Accounting Office ) Facx Sheet for Congressiond Requesters I *,*mm”u”“vl--“-- Mua,mh1987 INTERNAL CONTROLS B Agriculture Finance Center Actions to Improve Controls in SelectedAreas 132716 I REI[ASED I 53843Q GAO/AFMD447-32FS I L B-218842 March 20, 1987 Barbara A. Mikulski Paul S. Sarbanes Senate The Honorable The Honorable United States The Honorable Gary I,. Acker...
Date Feb. 10, 1987 Report No. IMTEC-87-10 Title

System Integrity: Stronger Controls Needed for Customs' Automated Commercial System

February 1987 SYSTEMINTEGRITY Stronger Controls Needed for Customs’ . ,‘ , 0 . - GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Information Technology Is224062 Management Division and February lo,1987 The Honorable William von Raab Commissioner of Customs Department of the Treasury Dear Mr von Raab: We reviewed the U.S. Customs Service’s Automated Conunerclal System (ACS)...
Date Jan. 1, 1986 Report No. 130464 Title

Special Publications: Relaxation of the Common Failure Rate Assumption in Modelling Software Reliability

Information Management :md Technology Division US General Accounting OFtice Washington DC US A theorem recently published by Lindsay ‘ furnishes the conditions for soliVing maximum likelihood formulations which seek to find a maximising distribution1 of some parameter without placing imy restriction on the distribution other t11:1n that it be a legitimate probability distrihation. Reliance on th...
Date March 16, 1983 Report No. AFMD-83-58 Title

Information Management: Status of the Phase IV Base Level Computer Replacement Program

UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 S-211087 The Honorable Jack Brooks Chairman, Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: RELEASED MARCH 16,1983 llllllllllllll * 121147 Status of the "Phase IV“ Base Level Computer Replacement Program (GAO/AFMD-83-58) .m - 'm-d-We briefed your office on January '13, 1983, on the status and computer r...
Date Nov. 24, 1982 Report No. RCED-83-60 Title

Information Management: Greater Emphasis on Information Resource Management Is Needed at the Federal Aviation Administration

Greater Emphasis On Information Resource ~Management Is Needed At The Federal ~Aviation Administration The Federal Aviation Administration does not have an overall planning processor central management direction over itsinformation resources used for administrativefunctions. As a result, it has acquired excess computer hardware and has experienced problems in developing major software systems proj...
Date Sept. 24, 1982 Report No. PAD-82-46 Title

Budget and Spending: Survey To Identify Models Used by Executive Agencies in the Policymaking Process

General Accounting Office Survey To Identify Models I Used By Executive Agencies I In The Policymaking Process The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight of the House Committee on Science and Technology requested that GAO assist them in conducting a survey to identify major computer models used...
Date Nov. 18, 1981 Report No. CED-82-6 Title

Information Management: Problems Plague National Weather Service ADP System

I BY THECOMPTROLLER-GENERAL +, - IMq t 3 l&port ToThe Congy OF THEUNITEDSTATES Problems Plague National Weather Service ADP System Poor project management and severe techmcal problems have hmdered National Weather Set-v Ice efforts to develop Its Automatron of Field Operations and Services system AFOS IS at least 5 years behind schedule, has cost $100 mllllon- about $22 mrllron over Its orrgmal bu...
Date Feb. 26, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-25 Title

Federal Agencies' Maintenance of Computer Programs: Expensive and Undermanaged

- W3f BY THECOMPTRilLLER GENERAL Report To‘The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Federal Agencies’ Maintenance Of Computer Programs: Expensive And Undermanaged Federal agencies spend millions of dollars annually on computer software (program) maintenance but little is done to manage it. GAO studied 15 Federal computer sites in detail, and received completed questionnaires from hundreds of others. Al...
Date Dec. 15, 1980 Report No. AFMD-81-9 Title

Information Management: Continued Use of Costly, Outmoded Computers in Federal Agencies Can Be Avoided

5, =, E3v C~MPTRC;LLERGENERAL THE OF THEUNITED STATES ‘-.. ReportToThe Congress Continued Use OfCostly,Outmoded Computers In Federal Agencies Can Be Avoided Many Federal agencies’ computers today are not up to date. If this outmoded equipment were replaced with modern computers that are more effective, efficient, and economical and that could improve processing capabilities, costly operations ...
Date Sept. 30, 1980 Report No. FGMSD-80-92 Title

Government Operations: Approval of the Department of Interior Denver Pay-Personnel System

, lIl\IllIIllIII11111lllllll 114001 Slimerely >-;ours, CC: bc : M r . Scantlebury (F'GYED) M r . Campbell (FGMSD) I .-\ M r . Reifsnyder (FGMSD) b~r. S b o n e t t e (FGMSD) ,r 7- (93580) ( v i b p n n \
Date Sept. 24, 1980 Report No. 113384 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Review of Five Contracts Awarded by the Veterans Administration at the End of Fiscal Year 1979 for ADP Services and/or Software

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:00 A.M. Wednesday September 24, 1980 STATEMENT OF GREGORY J. AHART, DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS HOUSE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS lllll III 113384 G Mr. Chairman today to be here of five contracts procurement ON REVIEW OF FIVE CONTRACTS AWA...
Date April 29, 1980 Report No. FGMSD-80-38 Title

Information Management: Wider Use of Better Computer Software Technology Can Improve Management Control and Reduce Costs

B’Y’ THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES Wider Use Of Better Computer Software Technology Can Improve Management. Cbitrol And Reduce Costs Because the Federal Government spends billions of dollars annually on computer programs, GAO made this review to determine if the latest tools and techniques were being used to develop and maintain those programs. Computer spec...
Date Sept. 6, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-102 Title

Information Management: Improvements Needed in the Tennessee Valley Authority's Management and Use of Its Automatic Data Processing Resources

___- . LMl10292 . .& STUDY THESTAFF THEU.S. BY OF llllllllllllllllllllllllll ffice Improvements Needed In The Tennessee Valley Authority’s Use Of Its Managem sources Automatic rocessin TVA makes extensive use of automatic data processing resources (e.g., equipment, software, and personnel). The value of its ADP capital equipment was about $10 million in fiscal year 1978. TVA plans to invest an a...
Date June 1, 1979 Report No. ID-79-34 Title

Financial Management: Need for Internal Audit and Improved ADP Controls of the Export-Import Bank of the United States

UMID STATE M NERAL CWCGINTN OFICE 3 / 53 WASHINGTON, D.C. VW B-114823 Mr. John L. Moore, Jr. President and Chairman Export-Import Bank of the United States Dear Mr. Moore: JtUl 1, 1t97 we have recently completed our audit of the Export-Import 'AankcAEximta nk) fscalayear 1-978 -financial tatementz._ Dumiri the audit, we noted several ways in which Eximbank could improve its internal accounting con...
Date Jan. 13, 1978 Report No. FGMSD-78-11 Title

The Federal Software Exchange Program: A Small Step in Improving Program Sharing

DOCUMEIT 04538 - [B0165056] RESUSa The Federal Software Exchalnge Program: A Small Step in Improving Program Sharing, FGMSD-78-11; B-1i5369. January 13, 1978. 17 pp. + appendix (3 pp,. Report to Jay SolomoL, ,Iministrator, General Services Administration; by D L. Scantlebury, Director, inancial General Management Studies Div. and Issue Area: Automatic ata PLucesin g (100). Contact: Financial and G...
Date Sept. 27, 1977 Report No. 094677 Title

Special Publications: Observations on Software Centers

Date Aug. 30, 1977 Report No. FPCD-77-73 Title

Information Management: NAVSEA Policies and Practices Used To Manage Personnel Involved in Data Processing Activities

UNITED STATES EENSAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20545 B-163074 AUG3 (I 1977 The Aonorable The Secretary Dear ?lr. oi Defeilse Secretary: We recently reviewed the pzicies and practices use-i by *ho blauaL--e to manage personnel involved in data processing activitieg We concentrated on how NAVSEA determined the number and composition of staff needed to design, maintain and operate the manage...
Date Jan. 28, 1977 Report No. 102478 Title

Financial Management: Accounting and Reimbursement for Foreign Military Sales

DOCUMENT FESUME 02478 -[A1712713] (Restricted) [Accounting and Reimburseaent for Foreign Military Sales]. January 28, 1977. 3 pp. + enclosure ,1 pp.). Report to Col. Emil J. Klingenfrs, Deputy Commander, Department of the Army: International Logistics Command, New Cumberland, PA; by Allen R. Voss, Regional Manager, Field Cperdtions Div.: --R-ei-o-n-a-l Office -(Philadolphi-a)-..--.-- - Issue Area:...
Date Feb. 6, 1976 Report No. MWD-76-90 Title

Veterans Affairs: Internal Controls for the Veterans Administration Computer-Based Compensation and Pension Benefit Payment System

7, . . - --4 i Tne %morable Richard L. kdministrator of \Jeterans Veterans Adninistration Dear Hr. Rsurfebush: Roudebush .xffairs Ke have Administration (C&P) benefit surveyed the internal (VA) computer-based payrcent system. controls for Compensation the Veteras and Pension ,nrl made limited tests of theecontrol mtztis Se observed and ptocedures enrrloy& at the VA Data Processing Center, Hines, I...
Date Nov. 7, 1975 Report No. 088725 Title

Agriculture and Food: Automatic Data Processing Activity in the Feed Materials Production Center, Fernald, Ohio

Date Oct. 6, 1972 Report No. 093272 Title

Information Management: Limited Review of Department of Housing and Urban Development's Procurement of a Computer System and Related Software

UNITED STATES GENERAL . RESOURCES AND D!ZVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DlVISlON ACCOUNTING OFFICE DC 20548 WASHINGTON, OCT 6 1972 Dear Mr Morley We ilave completed a lImIted review of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) acqulsrtlons of (1) a Univac computer system and (2) servzces for preparation of ljrograms (software) for the new computer, other than the programs to be prepared In-house...
Date Jan. 1, 1972 Report No. 091001 Title

The Problems of Management Information Systems: Why They Fail

Date Nov. 24, 1969 Report No. 092682 Title

Financial Management: Error Analysis and Reporting System, Payroll System, HEW

UNITED STATESGENERALACGOUNTINGOFFICE V!a’ASHIMGTON, D.C. 20548 CIVIL DIVISION NOV 24 1969 Dear Mr. Kelly This report 1s the first of a series relating to our evaluations of selected aspects of the automated central payroll system, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW). The subJect of this report is the Error Analysis and Reporting System. The former Deputy Assistant Secretary, Finan...
Date Jan. 22, 1969 Report No. 092732 Title

Information Management: Savings Available From Purchasing Shorter Rolls of Microfilm

UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHiNGTON, ACCOUNTING D C 20548 OFFICE CIVIL DiVlSlON JAN 2 2 1969 Dear Mr. Preston: On November 20, 1968, we brought to your attention the posslblllty of reallzlng savings in procurement costs by purchasing mlcrofzlm -Ln quantltles sufficient to take advantage of the maxmum volume discounts offered by the suppliers. During our survey at the Mid-Atlantic Service Ccntcr (MAX)...