IRS' ADP Budget

Funds for a Suspended Payroll Project Need Further Justification Gao ID: IMTEC-88-44 June 15, 1988

GAO provided information regarding the: (1) current status of the Department of the Treasury's Federal Standard Civilian Payroll System (FEDSCPS); and (2) Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) budget request for FEDSCPS project funds.

GAO found that Treasury: (1) contracted for FEDSCPS development in 1985; (2) assigned project responsibility to IRS; (3) terminated its FEDSCPS contract in 1987 due to increasing costs, the contractor's failure to meet milestone dates, and increased system requirements; (4) organized a study team to evaluate alternatives for a new payroll system; and (5) is still considering the team's recommendation that Treasury select the Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Payroll and Personnel System. GAO also found that IRS requested $10.5 million for the FEDSCPS project in fiscal year 1989 for: (1) staff to perform testing, personnel training, data conversion, and account maintenance; and (2) hundreds of terminals and printers for its field offices.

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