Army Contracting: Leadership Lacks Information Needed to Evaluate and Improve Operations

Abstract

The Army relies extensively on contracting operations to execute its missionsin fiscal year 2016 alone, it obligated over $74 billion through contracts. We reviewed the Army's contracting operations and found that senior leaders haven't consistently evaluated contracting effectiveness and efficiency. Instead, they have primarily focused on efforts to obligate funds before they expire. We recommended that the Army develop metrics to determine whether its contracts are meeting schedule, cost, and performance goals; and that it assess the impact of its frequent organizational changes (such as centralizing decision-making) on contracting operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1152454

Entities

People

  • Marie A. Mak

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accountability
  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Army Procurement
  • Attrition
  • Business Administration
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Efficiency
  • Governments
  • Leadership
  • Life Cycle Management
  • Life Cycles
  • Logistics
  • Military Acquisition
  • National Governments
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Program Management
  • Small Business
  • Standards
  • Training
  • United States Government
  • Warfare
  • Workload

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting
  • Systems Analysis and Design