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Nuclear Modernization

GAO Urges Better Vetting For NNSA’s High-Performance Computer Purchases

Wayne Barber

Thursday, April 29th, 2021

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GAO Urges Better Vetting For NNSA’s High-Performance Computer Purchases

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The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) failed to follow federal best practices for acquisitions prior to ordering its $600 million El Capitan high-performance computing system, a congressional watchdog said in a report this week. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) urged NNSA to do a more detailed analysis of alternatives in the future, and ensure vetting is done by an independent entity, according to the report published Thursday. Here NNSA “had a predetermined solution,” acquiring the high-performance computer setup, before doing…

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