The Air Force Should Cancel Plans to Acquire Two Computer Systems at Most Bases

摘要

The Air Force plans to install two computer systems at about 105 air bases to perform administrative and operating functions, such as accounting, finance, personnel, and supply. GAO estimates that this computer acquisition program will cost about $600 million to $1 billion more than a one-system approach over its expected life of 20 years. GAO believes that the Air Force's approach is unnecessarily expensive and restricts competition on the largest computer acquisition ever attempted by the Government. GAO believes that the Air Force should cancel its current request for proposals for this program. The Air Force should develop a simpler, more flexible request for proposals with functional performance requirements representing actual base-level operations and needs.