DHS Annual Assessment: Most Acquisition Programs are Meeting Goals but Data Provided to Congress Lacks Context Needed for Effective Oversight
Abstract
DHS plans to spend more than $7 billion on its portfolio of major acquisition programs - with life-cycle costs over $300 million - in fiscal year 2021 to help execute its many critical missions. The Explanatory Statement accompanying the DHS Appropriations Act, 2015, included a provision for GAO to review DHS's major acquisitions on an ongoing basis. This report, GAO's sixth review, assesses the extent to which (1) DHS's major acquisition programs are meeting baseline goals, (2) DHS's guidance for developing acquisition documentation is consistent with DHS acquisition policy, and (3) DHS is reporting relevant information to Congress on its portfolio of major acquisition programs. GAO assessed 24 acquisition programs, including DHS's largest programs that were in the process of obtaining new capabilities as of April 2018, and programs GAO or DHS identified as at risk of poor outcomes. GAO assessed cost and schedule progress against baselines; assessed DHS's congressional reporting requirements; and interviewed DHS officials and congressional appropriations committee staff.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2021
- Accession Number
- AD1147474
Entities
People
- Alexandra D. Silva
- Alexandra Gebhard
- Alexis Olson
- Andrea Evans
- Anne L. Taylor
- Ashley Rawson
- Betsy Gregory-hosler
- Bonita J. Oden
- Charlie Iii Shivers
- Claire Li
- Erin Butkowski
- John Crawford
- Kerry Burgott
- Lorraine Ettaro
- Marie A. Mak
- Mathew Bader
- Natalie Logan
- Rick Cederholm
- Robin Wilson
- Shannin Oneil
- Stephanie Gustafson
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office