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GAO and Federal Government ADP Procrrement. November 3, 1976. 23
pp.
Speech before Amurican Inst. of Industrial Engineers; by Paul G.
Dembling, General Counsel.
Issue Area: Automatic Data Processing (100).
Contact: Office of the General Counsel.
Budget Function: Miscellaneous: Automatic Data Processing
(1001).
Organization Concerued: General Services Administration.
Authority: Brooks Act (P.L. 89-306). Budget and Accounting Act
of 1921. 40 U.S.C. 759(f)(2). 51 Comp. Gen. 609. 51 Comp.
Gen. 613. 54 Coop. Gen. 930. 54 Coup. Gen. 196. 55 Coup.
Gen. 6C. 55 Coup. Gen. 1043. Executive Order 11717. B-163074
(19760 B-183182 (1975). B-115369 (1975). H. Rept. 94-1746.
The Government Accounting Office (GAO) was created by
the Budgeting and Accounting Act of 1921 as a nonpolitical,
independent arm of the Congress. GAO has become increasingly
involved in the Federal automatic data processing (ADP)
procurement process. Under its audit function, GAO has reviewed
individual ADP procurements and general policies and procedures
to test their efficiency and economy. An active role was taken
in the consideration of the Brooks Act which authorized and
directed the General Services Administration (GSA) to coordinate
and provide for the economic and efficient purchase of ADP
equipment by Federal agencies. Centralization of the ADP
management and procurement authority in the GSA under the Brooks
Act resulted in significant savings and improvements. Full
implementation of the Brooks Act has been hampered because the
Office of Management and Budget has neither approved nor
disapproved GSA's plan for full capitalization of the ADP fund
and has placed limitations on ADP expenditures. much of the ADP
equipment is purchased by procuring agencies from schedule
contracts. Many of these purchases have been made without
seeking competition or determination of lowest overall cost. The
need fcr standardization in ALP management is stressed and bid
protest procedures are reviewed. (BRS)](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobadrrk0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)