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ADP Acquisition: Navy Has Not Justified an Additional PERSPAY Computer

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Aug. 21, 1987
Report No. IMTEC-87-29
Subject
Summary:

GAO reviewed the Department of the Navy's decision to purchase an additional mainframe computer for its Personnel and Pay Systems Consolidated Computer Center Project (PERSPAY).

GAO found that the: (1) estimated total cost for the additional computer is over $6 million; (2) Navy did not consider other, more cost-effective alternatives; (3) Navy did not comply with federal regulations mandating a comprehensive requirements analysis prior to any acquisition; and (4) Navy based its future needs and work loads on past experience without proper validations and assessment.

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