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UNITED STATES GENERAL AC.COUNTING OFFICE


For Release on Delivery

Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT

Tuesday, May 19, 1981


                          STATEMENT OF

                          MILTON SOCOLAR

                   ACTING COMPTROLLER GENERAL

                     OF THE UNITED STATES                115333

                           BEFORE THE

        SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY

               COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

                    HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES


Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee:

     I am pleased to testify regarding our recent report covering a

review at your request of missile system failures at the North

American Air Defense Command and the relationship of computer

acquisition processes to command and control system development

difficulties. Billions of dollars have been invested in our

strategic defense capability. This investment has been jeopardized

by deficiencies in our current early warning system.

     At NORAD, as you requested, we evaluated the actions that

have been taken to correct recent missile warning system failures.

We evaluated the extent to which computer acquisition policies,

directives and procedures implementing the Brooks Act, PL 89-306,

might have engendered problems that have been experienced in upgrading

NORAD's computer system and we assessed whether the Brooks Act would

in any way hinder corrective actions which still need to be taken.


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