Collection Evaluation System [CES]
The NSA Collection Evaluation System [CES] is a software system
that consolidates current and future
collection management support efforts
into a centralized architecture.
Although many
technological improvements have been
made to the Collection Evaluation
System since 1992, the DOD Inspector General recently concluded that NSA needs to
continue improving management
oversight and accountability for
controlling unnecessary collection
duplications.
The existing collection evaluation system
has a feature that reports collection
duplications. Duplicate assignments are
flagged to remind collection managers to
constantly assess the validity of the
required duplication. Although NSA
collection evaluation system captures and
extracts data on unjustifiable
duplications, the NSA has not used this
information to establish automated
oversight-control over wasteful collection
duplication.
The NSA leaves it to the station
collectors to clean up their own
duplications. While automated system
information could be made available for
management oversight, the NSA has not
established standardized or automated
procedures for eliminating unnecessary
duplications. Also, NSA has not devised
corrective actions for eliminating the
wasteful collection duplications.
Consequently, the collection duplication
portion of the NSA Collection
Evaluation system is currently not
operated in an effective or efficient
manner.
Sources and Methods
http://www.fas.org/irp/program/task/ces.htm
Created by John Pike
Maintained by Webmaster
Updated Thursday, July 03, 1997 7:29:52 PM
