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Oil Pricing Violations: Department of Energy's Justification for Not Using a Computer Program

RCED-86-32 Published: Dec 24, 1985. Publicly Released: Jan 23, 1986.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO evaluated the validity of the Economic Regulatory Administration's (ERA) reasons for no longer using a contractor-developed computer program to identify customers overcharged by the major oil refiners.

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Accounting errorsComputer services contractsContract costsContract terminationInformation systemsPetroleum pricesPrice regulationProgram managementSoftwareOil refineries