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IMTEC-84-7 1 (1984-01-18)

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BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL

Report To The Chairman, Committee On

Government Operations

House Of Representatives


OF THE UNITED STATES


Air Force Progress In Implementing The

Phase IV Base Level Computer Replacement Program


The Air Force has designed a program--called
Phase IV--to replace computers at 118 air bases
around the world byJuly 1985 Because of difficul-
ties in converting the old software to run on the new
computers and in demonstrating thatthe new com-
puters can meet the bases' expected workload, the
Air Force is 6 months behind schedule in imple-
menting Phase IV at its first site. According to the
Air Force, this delay will increase overall costs by
about $6 million However, the Air Force expects to
recover from the delay by March 1985 Although
every effort should be made to stay on schedule and
to avoid increased costs, GAO believes that overall
quality should not be compromised The converted
software and computers must be thoroughly tested
before being implemented at other bases

According to the Air Force, a 1980 redirection of
Phase IV has produced significant savings. The Air
Force estimates that, as a result of Phase IV and
refinements made incident to the Phase IV redirec-
tion, total acquisition and operation savings over
the next 20 years will be $1 8 bilhon By following
through with commitments made to the House
Committee on Government Operations in 1980, the
Air Force can realize additional savings

The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial
Management) is acting on issues raised in this
report

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                                                                GAO/IMTEC-84-7
    lco iJSt-JANUARY 18, 1984

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