ADP Acquisition: Navy Has Not Justified an Additional PERSPAY Computer
IMTEC-87-29
Published: Aug 21, 1987. Publicly Released: Aug 21, 1987.
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GAO reviewed the Department of the Navy's decision to purchase an additional mainframe computer for its Personnel and Pay Systems Consolidated Computer Center Project (PERSPAY).
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Department of the Navy | The Secretary of the Navy should direct the Commanding Officer of the Navy Finance Center not to exercise the option to procure an additional computer until a comprehensive requirements analysis is completed including identification, quantification, and validation of present and future work loads. |
Closed – Implemented
The Navy indicated in its comments that this recommendation had been implemented.
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| Department of the Navy | The Secretary of the Navy should direct the Commanding Officer of the Navy Finance Center to attempt to satisfy the data center's computer capacity requirements, until the PERSPAY 11 procurement, by exploring less costly alternatives. Specifically, the center should explore those alternatives required by federal regulations, and other options, such as shifting test work loads to free computers during peak hours. |
Closed – Implemented
The Navy PERSPAY sponsor informed GAO that these actions were completed in the spring of 1988 and the Navy has exercised its option to purchase this year rather than fiscal year 1987.
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