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Problems Found With Government Acquisition and Use of Computers From November 1965 to December 1976

FGMSD-77-14 Published: Mar 15, 1977. Publicly Released: Mar 15, 1977.
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During the 11 years since enactment of the Brooks Act, GAO has issued 175 reports relating to the management and use of automatic data processing (ADP) systems in Federal programs. GAO summarizes the information from these reports to assist Congress, Federal managers, and other groups interested in data processing problems.

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Competitive procurementFederal grantsLeasesRequirements definitionSystems compatibilityIT acquisitionsSoftwareStandards (information technology)Electronic data processingComputers