Financial Information Lacking on Government Telecommunications Services and Equipment

A congressional committee expressed concern that no specific figures are available for use by Congress and the general public indicating the total expenditures for the Government acquisition and use of telecommunications services and equipment. In an attempt to obtain this information, the committee prepared and distributed a questionnaire to 41 departments and agencies. The committee chairman requested GAO to compile the information obtained from the respondents and to compare it with similar information obtained from other Government sources.