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PLRD-83-20 1 (1982-11-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabmxj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 'K. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548IZI 2 PROCUREMENT. LOGISTICS. AND READINESS DIVISION t2 The Honorable Richard D. DeLauer The Under Secretary of Defense (Research and Engineering) Dear Dr. DeLauer: Subject: GAO Review on High Reliability Electronic 00 Parts Testing and Data Requirements: (GAO/PLRD-83-20) I...... We made a limited review of high reliability electronic parts testing and data requirements under the Department of Defense (DOD) standardization and specification program. We made this review because officials of a company that manufac- tures military electronic equipment expressed the view that DOD could significantly reduce its cost for electronic systems. These officials believed that DOD's requirement for a large number of different tests and data could be reduced by using electronic parts manufactured to a few well-defined reliability levels based on end use. During our review, we attempted to (1) identify the same or similar parts having different test and data requirements, (2) identify the associated costs for such tests and data requirements, and (3) calculate the potential savings resulting from applying a single set of tests. We interviewed officials in 16 DOD, civilian agency, and private sector organizations, including DOD contractors, industry associations, an independent test laboratory, and a microcircuit manufacturer. We also reviewed available research and technical reports and examined a variety of DOD and private sector documentation. We limited our efforts to four groups of electronic parts--microcircuits, semiconductors, capacitors, and resistors--and placed emphasis on microcircuits because they were the most costly, complex, and troublesome of the four groups. We were unable to obtain the information needed to identify significant numbers of the same or similar parts with different test and data requirements or the associated costs for such tests and data requirements. However, the information we were able to obtain through interviews with various officials and from an examination of documents that were readily available convinced us that there are difficulties with the standardization and specifi- cation program in the electronic parts area, specifi~cally with the four family groups included in our review. Although we did not make a detailed review, we believe that DOD could use the ?Y 3(942084) -In

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