Defense Management: Stronger Oversight of Joint Service Imagery Processing System Needed
NSIAD-91-164
Published: Jul 26, 1991. Publicly Released: Jul 26, 1991.
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GAO reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) management of the Joint Service Imagery Processing System (JSIPS), focusing on whether: (1) the JSIPS program kept to original cost, schedule, and performance estimates; (2) DOD and the services fully considered user requirements in JSIPS design, development, and planned testing; (3) JSIPS program decisions were appropriately coordinated with closely related imagery programs; and (4) DOD exercised adequate oversight of program activities.
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Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should ensure that: (1) JSIPS program funding is adequate and stable; (2) the requirements of the theater commanders in chief for joint operations are adequately considered in JSIPS development and acquisition decisions; and (3) JSIPS and interrelated programs are adequately planned and coordinated to ensure that the combined systems are fully tested and concurrently available. |
DOD has not acted to ensure the adequacy and stability of future program funding or to make JSIPS a major acquisition program subject to review by the Defense Acquisition Board.
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| Department of Defense | To overcome the services' reluctance to participate in the JSIPS program and to improve program management and oversight, the Secretary of Defense should designate JSIPS a major acquisition program subject to review by the Defense Acquisition Board. |
DOD has not acted to ensure the adequacy and stability of future program funding or to make JSIPS a major acquisition program subject to review by the Defense Acquisition Board.
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