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CED-81-99 1 (1981-05-12)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabbxa0001 and id is 1 raw text is: vaUNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE I?9 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION B-201719 MAY 12, 1981 The Honorable Jake Gain BIII 11111111111 The Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum 115199 United States Senate Subject: )ermination of Wve-Map Information Facility Contract by t4e Federal Emergency Management Agency7 (CED-81-99) Your August 20, 1980, letter requested that we obtain information on and analyze a number of issues related to the development of a map information facility (MIF) for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) by the Chicago Aerial Survey. As you know, FEMA terminated the contract with the Chicago Aerial Survey on April 13, 1981. As arranged with your offices, we have summarized the following issues, some of which we believe affected FEMA's decision to terminate the contract. --The increasing cost, reduced scope, and delays in developing the MIF. --The accuracy of the flood zone determinations. --The large number of inquiries having to be manually researched. --The capability of the MIF to verify insurance premiums. Many of the above issues could have been anticipated if FEMA had performed a feasibility study and cost benefit analy- sis before entering into the MIF development contract. During the initial stages of our work, we met with various FEMA and Chicago Aerial Survey officials, reviewed various MIF- related documents and reports, and identified the major steps in automating communities on the MIF data base. Our work was conducted from September 1980 through January 1981 at FEMA offices in Washington, D.C., and at Chicago Aerial Survey offices in Des Plaines, Illinois, and Silver Spring, Maryland. (068107)

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