Defense Acquisitions: Status of DOD's Implementation of Independent Management Reviews for Services Acquisitions

The Department of Defense (DOD) is the federal government's largest purchaser of contractor-provided services, obligating more than $207 billion on services contracts in fiscal year 2009. DoD contract management has been on GAO's high-risk list since 1992, in part because of continued weak...

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Main Authors: Hutton, John P, DiNapoli, Timothy, Booth, E B, Ramaker, Morgan D, Mulkins, Christopher, Twambly, Thomas, Weir, Alyssa
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Administration and Management
BEST PRACTICES
CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
CONTRACTED SERVICES
DEFICIENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
FEEDBACK
INDEPENDENT MANAGEMENT REVIEWS
INFORMATION EXCHANGE
LEGISLATION
LESSONS LEARNED
Logistics, Military Facilities and Supplies
MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND CONTROL
Military Forces and Organizations
MILITARY FORCES(UNITED STATES)
MILITARY PROCUREMENT
PEER REVIEWS
REQUIREMENTS
SERVICES CONTRACTS
TRACKING
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Summary:The Department of Defense (DOD) is the federal government's largest purchaser of contractor-provided services, obligating more than $207 billion on services contracts in fiscal year 2009. DoD contract management has been on GAO's high-risk list since 1992, in part because of continued weaknesses in DoD's management and oversight of contracts for services. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 directed DoD to issue guidance providing for independent management reviews for services acquisitions. The Act required that the guidance provide a means to evaluate specific contracting issues and to address other issues, including identifying procedures for tracking recommendations and disseminating lessons learned. The Act also directed GAO to report on DoD's implementation of its guidance. GAO did the following: (1) assessed the extent to which DoD's guidance addressed the Act's requirements and how the guidance was implemented, and (2) determined the status of actions taken by the military departments pursuant to DoD's guidance. GAO compared DoD's guidance with the Act's requirements; obtained data on the number of reviews conducted as of September 2009; and analyzed memoranda of 29 acquisitions valued at over $1 billion. In its written comments, DoD noted it planned to refine its processes to better share the lessons learned and best practices identified during peer reviews. Report to Congressional Committees.