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LCD-76-126 1 (1976-12-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaabqi0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DOCUMENT RESOB 00049 - (A07511921 New Computer Vas lot Needed for the St. Louis Computer Center. LCD-76-126; B-146864. December 30, 1976. 51 pp. Report to Sen. Gale V. McGee, Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations: Agriculture and Related Agencies Subcommittee; by Elmer a. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue area: Automatic Data Processing: Acquiring and Using Resources (102); Federal Procurement of Goods and Servic Definition of Performance Requirements in Relation to Need of the Procuring Agency (1902). Contact: Logistics and Communications Div. Budget Fuvction: miscellaneous: Automatic Data Processing (1001). Organization Concerned: General Services Administration; Department of Aqriculture. Congressional Relevance: House Cosittee on GovernmeDt Operations; Senate Committee on Appropriations: Agriculture and Relatcd Agencies Subcommittee. Authority: Federal management Circular 74-S. The procurement of a Burroughs Corporation D-4781 computer system for the Department of Agriculturels St. Louis Computex Center was reviewed. Findings/Conclusicns: The St. Louis Computer Center's data processing sys am has two computers and equipment that support, exclusively, the lending activities of th FArlers Home Administzation. The procurement of a replacement computer system was not justified becaase the existing computer had sufficient capacity; the projected workload increases were overstated; improved use of computer resources would have enabled the center to cperate without the new ccmputer system until consolidAting with the Kansas City Computer Center and implementing a new management information system in fiscal year 1978; and implementation of suggested improvements could have resulted in annual savings of about $442,000. Recommendations: The Secretary of Agriculture should replace the 27 fixed head disk drives being leased by the Center with removable disk peck drives; acquire a front-end communications processor; require that the Center evaluate ways of making greater use of virtual memory in its application programs; discounting using terminals to correct discrepancies and incroase the use of the more efficient, less costly manual input system; and fully comply with Federal regulations before consolidating the St. Louis Center with the Kansas City Computer Center. (Author/SC)

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