Department of Defense: Actions Needed to Improve Accounting of Intradepartmental Transactions
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. What GAO Recommends GAO is making one recommendation for DHS to align acquisition guidance with policy, and one matter for Congress to consider determining what additional information it needs to perform oversight. DHS concurred with our recommendation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2021
- Accession Number
- AD1147479
Entities
People
- Anne Thomas
- Benjamin Durfee
- Dacia Stewart
- Jason D Kelly
- Juan A. Garay
- Kimberly Mcgatlin
- Kristen Kociolek
- Matthew C. Gardner
- Patrick Frey
- Rathi Bose
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office