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IMTEC-83-5 1 (1983-09-06)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabncm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE s N0 WASH INGTON. C 20548 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY DIVISION B-207640 SEPTEMBER 6,1983 Vice Admiral E.A. Grinstead Director, Defense Logistics Agency Dear Admiral Grinstead: SUBJECT: Software Proolems In The Development of The Defense Fuel Automated Management System' (GAO/IMTEC-83-5) We have completed our review of tne Defense Fuel Automated Management System (DFAMS), which is one of the systems included in our Government-wide study on software obsolescence. DFkMS is de- signed as a fully automated, integrated system that, wnen com- pleted, will handle inventory management, procurement, financial control, and accounting for bulk fuel proaucts within the Depart- ment of Defense. The life cycle development cost of the system is estimated to be more than S481 million. We recognize that only the financial accounting function of DFAMS is complete and in operation. However, in our review we found tnat DFAMS software is being developed aitn obsolete and non- standard techniques that we believe will contribute in a major way to software maintenance problems if allowec to continue. We examined 23 operational DFAMS programs ano found that the programs do not comply with established American National Stanoard Information (ANSI), Federal Information Processing Standarcs, or Defense Log-stics Agency programming stancaras. This appears to be contrary to your agency's Normalization and Automatic Data Process- ing Equipment Replacement (ADPER) program's oojectives to standard- ize all DLA applications software for ease in transportability. In 42 percent of the programs examined, we found programming deficiencies tnat, if not corrected, may cause the DFAMS applica- tions software to become (1) obsolete oefore it completes its planned life cycle and (2) economically unacceptable in supporting the management of bulk fuel products in tne Department of Defense. For example, we found poor structure, organization, and documenta- tion of the programs. / 03 () 1 (913708)

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