The Army's Battery Computer System.
Abstract
The House of Representatives' report on the fiscal year 1981 Department of Defense Appropriations Act (H.R. 96-1317) directed that, before obligation of the fiscal year 1981 appropriation for the Battery Computer System (BCS), the Secretary of Defense must certify that deficiencies identified in the 1979 development/operational tests have been corrected and successfully tested and that the test results demonstrate that the system meets all contract specifications for performance and reliability. We believe that although the recent laboratory tests demonstrate improvements in system software performance, there has not been sufficient testing to date which produces evidence from which an estimate of the operational effectiveness and suitability of BCS can be derived. We recommend that the Secretary of Defense delay the third-year production continuation decision to provide sufficient time to evaluate the 1982 tests results and allow time for any retesting that may be necessary. There should be no further production approval if the operational tests do not justify producing more units.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 06, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADA127284
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office