Human Capital: DoD Needs Better Internal Controls and Visibility over Costs for Implementing Its National Security Personnel System

Abstract

Given a large-scale organizational change initiative, such as the Department of Defenses (DOD) National Security Personnel System (NSPS), is a substantial commitment that will take years to complete, it is important that DOD and Congress be kept informed of the full cost of implementing NSPS. Under the Comptroller Generals authority to conduct evaluations on his own initiative, GAO analyzed the extent to which DOD has (1) fully estimated total costs associated with the implementation of NSPS and (2) expended or obligated funds to design and implement NSPS through fiscal year 2006. GAO interviewed department officials and analyzed the NSPS Program Executive Offices (PEO), and the military services and the Washington Headquarters Services (hereafter referred to as the components) cost estimates and reports of expended and obligated funds.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2007
Accession Number
AD1100231

Entities

People

  • Beverly Schladt
  • Cara Kochheiser
  • Charles Perdue
  • Derek B. Stewart
  • Donald Neff
  • John Needham
  • John Warner
  • Julia Matta
  • Margaret Braley
  • Nicolaas Cornelisse
  • Rebecca Shea
  • Renee Brown
  • Sandra Burrell
  • William Doherty

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Congress
  • Cost Estimates
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Financial Management
  • Governments
  • Human Resources
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Security Personnel
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting