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MASAD-83-26 1 (1983-05-26)

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BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL


Report To The Chairman, Committee On

Government Operations

House Of Representatives

OF THE UNITED STATES



DOD Should Change Its Approach To Reducing

Computer Software Proliferation

In this report GAO encourages DOD to
reduce computer software proliferation and
accompanying high costs by taking advan-
tage of opportunities to use a standard
programming language.

In a January 1982 report, GAO recom-
mended that DOD not implement a particular
computer procurement instruction because
itdid not focus on making maximum use of a
newprogramming language. However, DOD
now appears to be proceeding to implement
the instruction. This approach could (1)
hinder DOD's ability to use advances in
technology, (2)discourage beneficial compe-
tition within the computer industry, and (3)
duplicate, at government expense, the com-
mercial investment in computer technology
advances.
The primary objective of the pending instruc-
tion is to reduce high costs resulting from
computer software proliferation. GAO be-
lieves that DOD could more effectively achieve
this objective by evaluating opportunities to
use its new programming language Ada and
by using this language when warranted. It is
estimated that $1.5 billion in annual savings
can be realized by adopting one DOD standard
programming language.



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                                                                   MAY 26, 1983

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