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IMTEC-84-7 1 (1984-01-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabejj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman, Committee On Government Operations House Of Representatives OF THE UNITED STATES Air Force Progress In Implementing The Phase IV Base Level Computer Replacement Program The Air Force has designed a program--called Phase IV--to replace computers at 118 air bases around the world byJuly 1985 Because of difficul- ties in converting the old software to run on the new computers and in demonstrating thatthe new com- puters can meet the bases' expected workload, the Air Force is 6 months behind schedule in imple- menting Phase IV at its first site. According to the Air Force, this delay will increase overall costs by about $6 million However, the Air Force expects to recover from the delay by March 1985 Although every effort should be made to stay on schedule and to avoid increased costs, GAO believes that overall quality should not be compromised The converted software and computers must be thoroughly tested before being implemented at other bases According to the Air Force, a 1980 redirection of Phase IV has produced significant savings. The Air Force estimates that, as a result of Phase IV and refinements made incident to the Phase IV redirec- tion, total acquisition and operation savings over the next 20 years will be $1 8 bilhon By following through with commitments made to the House Committee on Government Operations in 1980, the Air Force can realize additional savings The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management) is acting on issues raised in this report 10,($D Srtl GAO/IMTEC-84-7 lco iJSt-JANUARY 18, 1984