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BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL

Report To The Chairman, Committee

On Science And Technology

United States House Of Representatives

OF THE UNITED STATES


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RELEASED


                       Accounting Office exce'.t or. the bas~s of specific approval

                       by the Office of Congressional Relations.

The National Science Foundation's

Management Information System:

A Status Report


The review of the current status of the Na-
tional Science Foundation's management
information system and its plans for making
needed improvements focuses on identifying
changes planned or in process, quality con-
trols, user satisfaction, and cost.

Reliability problems, including inaccurate and
incomplete data and slow response time at
computer terminals, seriously impair the
system's effectiveness and frustrate its users.
Recommendations for management and tech-
nical improvements made by a Foundation
consultant 3 years ago have not been carried
out. A September 1979 study of system per-
formance also pointed out the need for many
system improvements.


The Foundation can increase system reliabil-
ity by improving quality control, system re-
sponse time, long-range planning, perform-
ance evaluation, and administrative manage-
ment. The Foundation also should determine
users' needs, and establish specific, quantified
goals and target dates for correcting defi-
ciencies.








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