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MASAD-82-45 1 (1982-08-12)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabmoo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: A4 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 0yo S WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 RELEASED MISSION ANALYSIS AND SYSTEMS ACQUISITION DIVISION B-205335 by i *fe ;^W.tX.T1. 1982 The Honorable Harrison H. Schmitt I 1 United States Senate 119416 Dear Senator Schmitt: Subject: GAO Position on Several Issues Pertaining to Air Force Consolidated Space Operations Center Development (GAO/MASAD-82-45) This is in response to a July 30, 1982, request from represen- tatives of your office that we provide additional information to address your concerns regarding Air Force computer acquisition plans for the Consolidated Space Operations Center (CSOC). Spe- cifically, we were asked to comment on the following points: --Sole-source implications of the Air Force duplicating NASA software. --Implications of Air Force computer system acquisition based on our prior audit experience. --Potential benefits from using the Department of Defense's Ada software language. --A summarization of the factors supporting our position that construction of the Shuttle Operations and Planning Complex (SOPC) portion of CSOC should be deferred until such time as SOPC planning is completed. Our evaluation of the above points is attached as an enclosure and is based, in part, on our extended experience in auditing Department of Defense computer systems development and acquisi- tion. As requested, we are restricting this letter for 30 days. However, upon expiration of the restriction or prior release by your office, copies will be sent to the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chairmen of interested committees and subcommittees, Director of the Office of Management (954052) 0 2..

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