SSA ADP Budget: Suggested Reductions to Fiscal Year 1991 Budget

IMTEC-90-82 Published: Aug 22, 1990. Publicly Released: Aug 22, 1990.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO analyzed the Social Security Administration's (SSA) $240-million fiscal year (FY) 1991 information technology systems budget request.

Recommendations

Matter for Congressional Consideration

Matter	Status	Comments
Congress may wish to defer the $6-million request for systems integration and the $5-million request for office automation until SSA provides it with details and documentation of its needs and plans.	Closed – Implemented	Due to automatic data processing planning problems cited in the report, SSA decided to reduce its FY 1991 information technology systems budget by $5 million for office automation and $6 million for a systems integration project.

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