Delays in the Implementation of the Farmers Home Administration's Unified Management Information System

B-146864 Published: Feb 16, 1977. Publicly Released: Feb 19, 1982.

Highlights

The possibility of unnecessary delays in implementation of the Farmers Home Administration's (FmHA) Unified Management Information System (UMIS) was examined. FmHA will be the principal user of a consolidated St. Louis-Kansas City computer center.

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