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Bonneville's ADP Resource Management Controls Show Improvement, but More Needs To Be Done

AFMD-83-63 Published: Jun 22, 1983. Publicly Released: Jun 22, 1983.
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GAO reviewed the Bonneville Power Administration's (BPA) progress in making its automatic data processing (ADP) resource management controls effective.

Recommendations

Recommendations for Executive Action

Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Bonneville Power Administration The Administrator, BPA, should adopt information resource management operational concepts, with an organizational framework that specifically assigns agency information responsibilities to a central leader who reports directly to the Administrator.
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Bonneville Power Administration The Administrator, BPA, should define a time-phased action plan for implementing and improving ADP management controls, such as planning, systems development, full ADP cost accounting and user chargeback, ADP equipment acquisitions, systems integration, compliance monitoring, and computer protection.
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Bonneville Power Administration The Administrator, BPA, should periodically report to the Department of Energy's information resource manager on BPA actions and progress toward cost effective control practices.
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Energy The Administrator, BPA, should periodically report to the Department of Energy's information resource manager on BPA actions and progress toward cost effective control practices.
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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