Telecommunications Circuit Allocation Programs - San Antonio Area

Abstract : This audit was performed as a segment of our Audit of Telecommunications Circuit Allocation Programs and involved reviews at various DoD organizations in the San Antonio, Texas, metropolitan area. For this segment of the audit, we evaluated single and multichannel (special-purpose) circuits in the San Antonio area. We performed the audit in two phases based on management responses to the draft of this report. The 837 Defense Communications System (DCS) circuits and associated equipment items we evaluated cost about $7.1 million annually, excluding overhead, rate stabilization, and common-user (general-purpose) subscriber charges. The overall objective of the audit was to determine whether DoD circuit allocation programs identified and used the most effective configurations for leased long-haul, special-purpose telecommunications circuits. The specific objectives of this segment of the audit were to determine whether the most cost-effective circuit configurations were used and whether existing leased telecommunications services were discontinued when no longer required.