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Opportunities To Improve Geological Survey's ADP Information Resources Management

IMTEC-83-8 Published: Sep 27, 1983. Publicly Released: Sep 27, 1983.
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Highlights

GAO reviewed the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) management of automatic data processing (ADP) information resources, focusing on ADP planning, software development and management, data-base management, and computer capacity planning.

Recommendations

Recommendations for Executive Action

Agency Affected Recommendation Status
U.S. Geological Survey The Director, USGS, should assign a high priority to developing system life-cycle management policies for software projects agencywide.
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
U.S. Geological Survey The Director, USGS, should establish a continuous, integrated, agencywide ADP planning process which will update the requirements plan no less than annually.
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
U.S. Geological Survey The Director, USGS, should require software development projects to follow the principles of a system life-cycle management process.
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

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Information Management
Electronic data processingCentralizationComputer equipment managementSoftwareInformation resources managementPlanningSystems development life cycleSystems managementComputer resources managementData processing