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Improvements Needed in Managing Automated Decisionmaking by Computers Throughout the Federal Government

FGMSD-76-5 Published: Apr 23, 1976. Publicly Released: Apr 23, 1976.
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Federal agency computers cause more than 1.7 billion payments and other actions a year without any review or evaluation of whether they are correct. At a minimum, Government computers issue annually: (1) unreviewed authorizations for payments or checks totaling $26 billion; (2) unreviewed bills totaling $10 billion; and (3) unreviewed requisitions, shipping orders, repair schedules, and disposal orders for material valued at $8 billion.

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Information systemsManagement information systemsSoftwareSystems managementComputersInternal auditsFinancial managementOverpaymentsFederal agenciesAgency evaluations