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CED-82-6 1 (1981-11-18)

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BY THE COMPTROLLER. GENERAL      lit 'p


Report To The Congress



OF THE UNITED STATES


Problems Plague National

Weather Service ADP System




Poor project management and severe technical
problems have hindered National Weather Serv
ice efforts to develop its Automation of Field
Operations and Services system AFOS is at
least 5 years behind schedule, has cost $100
million- about 822 million over its original
budget -and cannot meet its original require
ments

To overcome AFOS' deficiencies, the Service
plans to design and develop a new system that
should meet all original requirements It also
plans to operate AFOS as is while the new
system is under development

GAO is recommending that the Service reap
praise AFOS and subject it to further testing
In addition, the Service should prepare a corn
prehensive plan, including a cost benefit anal
ysis, before implementing AFOS nationwide
Because AFOS, if implemented, would be an
interim system, the Service should immediately
commit resources to developing a replacement
system


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NOVEMBER 18, 1981


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