Improved Management Needed for Automated Information-Handling Activities of Contract Administration
LCD-75-115
Published: Feb 17, 1977. Publicly Released: Feb 17, 1977.
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The Defense Supply Agency (DSA) and the military services began to standardize and automate the handling of information needed for contract administration in 1964. The development of a data processing system was terminated by DSA in 1973 because design deficiencies made the implementation of the system too costly and precluded the achievement of the system's original objectives.
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Contract administrationContractorsCost accountingCost effectiveness analysisDefense procurementInformation systemsSystems analysisIT acquisitionsElectronic data processingMilitary forces