HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS EIGHTY-NINTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H.R. 4845 A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR THE ECONOMIC AND EFFICIENT PURCHASE, LEASE, MAINTENANCE, OPERATION, AND UTILIZATION OF AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT BY FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES 46-761 MARCH 30, 31, AND APRIL 7, 1965 Printed for the use of the U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1965 COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS WILLIAM L. DAWSON, Illinois, Chairman CHET HOLIFIELD, California L. H. FOUNTAIN, North Carolina DANTE B. FASCELL, Florida TORBERT H. MACDONALD, Massachusetts J. EDWARD ROUSH, Indiana WILLIAM S. MOORHEAD, Pennsylvania BENJAMIN S. ROSENTHAL, New York FERNAND J. ST GERMAIN, Rhode Island JOHN G. DOW, New York HENRY HELSTOSKI, New Jersey CLARENCE J. BROWN, Ohio FLORENCE P. DWYER, New Jersey ROBERT P. GRIFFIN, Michigan OGDEN R. REID, New York FRANK J. HORTON, New York DELBERT L. LATTA, Ohio DONALD RUMSFELD, Illinois WILLIAM L. DICKINSON, Alabama JOHN N. ERLENBORN, Illinois HOWARD H. CALLAWAY, Georgia EDWARD J. GURNEY, Florida CONTENTS Abbadessa, John P., Controller, Atomic Energy Commission; accom- panied by Richard Shook, Chief, Data Processing Evaluation and Buckley, Edmond C., Director, Office of Tracking and Data Acqui- sition, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; accom- panied by Thomas V. Lucas, Director of Program Coordination and Resources Management; and Kenneth Webster, Staff Assistant for Campbell, Hon. Joseph, Comptroller General of the United States; Eaton, Dr. William W., Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Science and Technology; accompanied by Howard Gammon, Special Assistant to the Director, National Bureau of Standards; and Gor- don Christenson, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Com- Ignatius, Paul R., Assistant Secretary of Defense for Installations and Logistics; accompanied by Paul H. Riley, Deputy Secretary of Defense for Supply and Services; Robert Johnson, Specialist in Auto- matic Data Processing Equipment; Gordon Bowlby, Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Installations and Logistics; and James Nash, Office of the General Counsel___ Knott, Lawson B., Jr., Acting Administrator, General Services Ad- ministration; accompanied by Edmund Dwyer (in charge of the Government-wide utilization of ADP equipment); H. A. Abersfeller, Commissioner, Federal Supply Service; and Joe E. Moody, General Staats, Elmer B., Deputy Director, Bureau of the Budget; accom- Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by- Page 36 Abbadessa, John P., Controller, Atomic Energy Commission: Pro- Brooks, Hon. Jack, a Representative in Congress from the State of 136 210 206, 207 Excerpt from the Bureau of the Budget ADP report_ Excerpt of letter from Paul H. Riley, Deputy Secretary of De- 209 Letter from Elmer P. Staats, Deputy Director, Bureau of the Letter from Paul H. Riley, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Supply and Services), to Hon. Joseph Campbell, May 7, 1963 229 Letters, statements-Continued Buckley, Edmond C., Director, Office of Tracking and Data Acquisi- Page Idle time of computers during the past year---- 131 132 Statement.. 96 Exhibit 2-Analytical and engineering studies. Exhibit 3-Experimental research-ground test.. Campbell, Hon. Joseph, Comptroller General of the United States: Classification of equipment for purposes of clarifying applicability General Accounting Office survey and audit reports relating to automatic data processing, list of reports issued... Possible use of computers for decisionmaking functions in Govern- Eaton, Dr. William W., Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Appendix 1-Existing authority of the Secretary of Commerce__ Appendix 2-Functions proposed to be performed at the National Excerpt from Circular A-71, issued by the Director of the Bureau Excerpt from report to the President on the Management of Auto- Representative current activities of NBS related to computer Planned expansion of National Bureau of Standards computer sciences activities during fiscal year 1966. - Activities in information technology and applied mathe- matics, fiscal years 1965 and 1966 by major function_-__- Fascell Hon. Dante B., a Representative in Congress from the State of Excerpt of letter from Cyrus R. Vance, Deputy Secretary of 208 Excerpt from the Bureau of the Budget report on the Management Summation of actions for sale of a Univac Mark I computer at Moorhead, Hon. William S., a Representative in Congress from the State of Pennsylvania: Excerpt from statement of Elmer B. Staats-- 90 Letters, Statements-Continued Reid, Hon. Ogden R., a Representative in Congress from the State of Staats, Elmer B., Deputy Director, Bureau of the Budget: Computer utilization in private industry-- Computer utilization statistics.. Three examples showing the intimate relationship and the Appendix A-Summaries of representative Comptroller General audit reports relative to automatic data processing activities (arranged by Appendix B-Guidelines issued to Government agencies by the Bureau of the Budget since 1960 on the acquisition and utilization of ADP equip- ment_ Appendix C-Summary of the utilization of computer systems operated by the Atomic Energy Commission___ Appendix D-Breakdown of ADP systems and components held by the Atomic Energy Commission including models, price, location, and Appendix E-Selective bibliography on the use of computers in decision- Appendix G-List of Government-owned automatic data processing equip- 534 data processing (ADP) responsibilities study, September 1958- June 1959 (conducted under the direction of the Bureau of the |