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IMTEC-93-35R 1 (1993-06-30)

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United States
General Accounting Office
Washngton, D.C. 20548

Information Management and
Technology Division


B-253782

June 30, 1993
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The Honorable Jack Brooks
Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary
House of Representatives

Dear Mr. Chairman:

This letter responds to your October 8, 1992, request and
subsequent discussions with your staff that we review the
use of copyrighted personal computer software at the
Department of Justice. Specifically, our objectives were
to determine (1) the adequacy of the Department's
policies and procedures for ensuring the proper use of
copyrighted software, and (2) the extent to which
unauthorized software exists at Justice agencies in the
Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.1

To address these objectives, we selected a random sample
of Justice organizational components located in the
Washington metropolitan area. We also reviewed software
management policies and procedures issued by Justice and
its components. We used an automated tool to determine
the software found on each of the personal computers at
the selected components. We then compared the results
with licenses and other documentation supplied by Justice
to identify any unauthorized software. However, the
results of our software audit were compromised during the
course of the review. Therefore, we were unable to
determine the extent of unauthorized software use at
Justice. The enclosure details our objectives, scope,
and methodology.






'We define unauthorized software as those copies of
copyrighted software for which there is no documentation
indicating the software is being used in compliance with
licensing agreements.

             GAO/IMTEC-93-35R, Justice Software Management

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