ADP (Automated Data Processing) Acquisitions: Immigration and Naturalization Service Should Terminate Its Contract and Recompete

摘要

The document contains as part of continuous reviews of federal computer systems, a broad-based assessment of the Immigration and Naturalization Service's (INS) management of automated data processing (ADP). Preliminary work evaluated in detail INS' ongoing, multimillion-dollar computer systems acquisition. The review focused on the specific acquisition of systems that largely support district-office casework because of the size and importance to INS. The evaluation found that INS (1) violated federal procurement regulations in awarding the contract, (2) pays excessive prices for equipment acquired under this contract, and (3) is acquiring equipment without the clear statement of needs required by the Federal Information Resources Management Regulation.