The report evaluates the Federal Aviation Administration's proposed acquisition of 14 minicomputers. This acquisition was proposed without adequately considering a formal long-range plan for Federal Aviation Administration computer systems, quantification of benefits, functional or user requirements, and costs of alternatives. The agency has not yet established strong centralized management over the planning and development of computer based information systems. This has resulted in (1) prolonged system development cycles; (2) significant cost overruns; and (3) unnecessary or non-cost-effective system development efforts. The Administrator Federal Aviation Administration, should centralize authority and responsibility for managing computer based information systems to improve control.
Strong Centralized Management Needed in Computer-Based Information Systems
1978
22 pages
Report
No indication
English
Management Practice , Contract administration , Government procurement , Information systems , Centralized control , Computer systems hardware , Management analysis , Cost control , Cost overruns , Management planning , Acquisition , Purchasing , Accounting , National government , Federal aviation administration , Data base management
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