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Department of Energy Does Not Effectively Manage Its Supercomputers

Examines the Dept. of Energy's (DoE) acquisition and use of supercomputers. Specifically, it (1) identifies the number and cost of the supercomputers DoE acquired in FY1994 through 1997 and the number and proposed funding for planned major supercomputer acquisitions in FY1998 through 2000; (2) determines the stated need for DoE's supercomputers, the utilization rates for them, and the potential for facilities to share these resources; and (3) identifies and describes the process DoE and its contractors employ to validate the need for additional supercomputers and contrasts that process with the technology investment process in the Clinger-Cohen Act.

Finally, the Department should keep in mind that its most important, valuable
supercomputer systems need the oversight of top level management, whether as
information technology investments, strategic systems, or both — simply as a
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