Management of the Digital Production System Development at the Defense Mapping Agency.

Abstract

We made this audit in response to two anonymous DoD Hotline complaints containing 25 allegations (the audit reviewed 20 allegations; other DoD offices reviewed 5 allegations) regarding the management of the Defense Mapping Agency (DMA). DMA's mission is to produce and distribute mapping, charting, and geodesy products to all DoD Components. In 1982, DMA started developing the Digital Production System to produce mapping, charting, and geodetic products using digital imagery. With the Digital Production System, DMA's primary source material is digital data instead of film. Development and acquisition costs of the Digital Production System totaled $2.6 billion in November 1992. In addition, from FY 1989 through FY 1993, DMA spent $322 million to operate and maintain Digital Production System hardware and software and $113 million to develop and procure Digital Production System modifications and enhancements. DMA plans to spend $1.0 billion from FY 1994 through FY 1999 to operate and maintain the Digital Production System and to develop products and capabilities that may directly or indirectly affect the Digital Production System.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 28, 1994
Accession Number
ADA374323

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Computer Programming
  • Configuration Management
  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Control Systems
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Information Systems
  • Maintenance
  • Management Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Program Management
  • Software Development
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Geodesy
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.