Auditability In The U.S. Navy: A Knowledge Assessment Of The Contracting Workforce

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DOD) has some problems in its contracting workforce that make the department susceptible to procurement fraud. In fiscal year (FY) 2014, $285 billion was spent on federal contracts. In FY 2015, the DOD increased its obligation to $290 billion. The DOD committed more money than all other government agencies combined. In total, the U.S. Department of Justice in its annual evaluation stated that there were 4,801 United States government-wide fraud investigations in 2015.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1030897

Entities

People

  • Jeremy A. Grennan
  • Michael A. Mccrory

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Contract Administration
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Management Personnel
  • Market Research
  • National Governments
  • Organizational Structure
  • Procurement
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Vulnerability

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.