United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Accounting and Information Management Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1997-03-19 monographic deposited born digital 32 p. GA 1.13:AIMD-97-42 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-97-42 P0b002ee1803a19e7 f:ai97042 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-AIMD-97-42 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-AIMD-97-42 AIMD-97-42 Systems conversions Systems design Systems evaluation Testing Computer software verification and validation Life cycle costs Systems development life cycle Requirements definition Strategic information systems planning Computer security BLM Automated Land and Minerals Record System New Mexico Letter Report AIMD Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) efforts to complete the development of the Automated Land and Mineral Record System/Modernization (ALMRS/Modernization), focusing on: (1) whether risks remain that could seriously affect the performance, capability, or cost of ALMRS; (2) whether BLM is operationally and managerially ready to deploy ALMRS in fiscal year (FY) 1997; (3) the latest cost estimates for ALMRS and reasons for any cost increases; (4) what Interior is doing to promote the use of ALMRS by its other bureaus; (5) whether other Interior bureaus are planning to use ALMRS for their land management needs.<p/>GAO noted that: (1) BLM has recently encountered problems with the ALMRS/Modernization development that increase the risk of degraded performance and capability, and these problems have already resulted in higher costs; (2) during expanded testing of the ALMRS/Modernization, BLM discovered that the system performed some functions more slowly than expected and did not process all transactions correctly during tests using an operationally-sized database; (3) BLM also recently suspended the development of an important reporting capability and substituted some standard reports which cost less and take less time to finish; (4) BLM and the prime contractor have progressed in correcting these problems; (5) although BLM is preparing to begin deploying ALMRS in FY 1997 after development and testing are complete, it will not be ready to deploy ALMRS until it has completed essential management plans, policies, or procedures to help ensure a successful transition and operating environment; (6) still lacking are a configuration management plan and a system security plan and security architecture; (7) also, transition and operations and maintenance plans are incomplete; (8) these tools are essential to help ensure system availability and performance and to avoid security and operational problems; (9) the modernization is now expected to cost about $537 million through FY 2002 or about 33 percent above the +$403 million estimate provided to the Office of Management and Budget in 1993; (10) according to BLM's Assistant Director for Information Resources Management, some project costs were underestimated and some were not included in the original estimate; (11) project delays have also added to the increase; (12) the Assistant Director also stated that the estimate could change as BLM refines its life-cycle cost model; (13) Interior established a working group of representatives from each of its bureaus to study the feasibility of using ALMRS to support each bureau's requirements; (14) the preliminary study indicates that, with modification, ALMRS can be used to support the needs of all bureaus; (15) the department has stated that it intends to use ALMRS to support the land title and record management responsibilities of all bureaus but is waiting for the successful completion of ALMRS and the results of the final study before issuing procedures on the use of ALMRS; and (16) in the interim, the Bu* https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-97-42/html/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-97-42.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-97-42/pdf/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-97-42.pdf GAO/AIMD-97-42 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-97-42 Letter Report GAO/AIMD-97-42; Land Management Systems: BLM Faces Risks in Completing the Automated Land and Mineral Record System; Systems conversions Systems design Systems evaluation Testing Computer software verification and validation Life cycle costs Systems development life cycle Requirements definition Strategic information systems planning Computer security BLM Automated Land and Minerals Record System New Mexico