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092832 1 (1970-10-27)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacwsd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: *W 0 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REGIONAL OFFICE 143 FEDERAL OFFICE BUILDING, 30 FULTON STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94102 '? J2 IN REPLY REFER TO: 39730 Otober 27, 1970 Wee Mark .V D reon Research Center 0*1peal Aeraates and Space Administration tA4ofett field, California 9035 AtteAtiont Mr. Arthur B. freeman, Director of Admintration We have arveyed the mangemt cotrols over the scientifie use of general purpose coutiers at Ames' central cmputer facility and identified three areas which we believe warrant an agmnt study. In our opinion, revisions ad strengtheniag are needed in these aereas to ensourage the efficient use of computer facilities end to ensure that the eapter facilities are used only for properly approved purposes. Xvrerly, these problem areas are: 1. The preut method or charging users does not set as an effective control over the use of computer time. 2. Canputation Division proetures are not now sufficient to prevent computers fra being used on Jobs for which time has not been approved. -3. Puteaares for requesting computer time do not ensure that a proper level of mangemnt approves the requests, Our coments on these areas, together with our reconendations for correetive action, are discussed in the tbflowing sections of this Meort. Chargi users for actual computer time used is widely recoganied as an effootive and desirable control over the use of computer time. At Ames, research progafs are charged for eqputer time through allocations of the central coMuter fooUty's easts. However, these charges do not act as an effective control over the use of computer time because (1) they are not based solely upon use of oputer time, ~~72) lill ill I|IllI I llllllll3ll LMO92832 j --~ -'% 3 s'r tJJ¾~4 y

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