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108817 1 (1979-01-24)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacxsi0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION JAN 2 4 1979 Mr. Ray V. Fitzgerald Administrator, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservatiuin Service Department of Agicuture 108817 Dar Mr . Fitzgerald: During our curreti review of the AgriculLiiril Stahl ization and Conservation Service's (ASCS) work nmasurement. and workload !ore- casting systems, we looked at ASCS' efforts Lo improve productivity thirough large-scale Purchiale anid n~st' of exp-ensive electronic programable ca~lcultors. -.St,)Lv yd county ASCS ifices have purchased or ordered almost 1,400 such < ulators--over 1,100 Since June 30. 1978. Cirrent plans are fur ASCS to buy 600 more. ®R, In spite of ASCS' own concerns about using programable calculatcrs, and before attempting Lo analyze the need for such equipment, ASCS gave State and county officials aulthority to buy programable calculators costing as much as $1,500 each. We believe deficiencies es:it in ASCS' procurement mnageient which need your invediate aLten ion. Spec fi c aI Iy: ---ASCS procurment policies delegated purchase authority for the calculators to State and county office employees. In general, these employees did not hive the experti-se requLred to evaluate t1in ed litao' cIabi11ities and to buy the least costiv ce :iator which 0oud still meet tieir needs. ASCS did i' t do a I , accurate nalys to I us ti fv Ic l a.o r purchases. --The critcit u sd 1y' AS S to al ocate funds for huyingF calculators were not hb i o A actu.i11 l'(d. --Since cost <f competlng brands was not adequ*at lv considered in calcua itor purea ases, ASCS may h ave spent $1.2 milliol more than necessary . --ASCS headquarters did not give enough gidanct State and county persononel who wold purchase programab le calculators even though head uartrs' permonne 1 recognized the dif fl c It 6 for the laymn to cvalitnts various progrnible calculators' capabiIities. t 0k I' UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 -e

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