Defense Acquisitions: DoD Needs to Improve How It Communicates the Status of Regulation Changes
Abstract
Congress has pursued acquisition reforms to make DOD's acquisition process more efficient and timely. Some statutes have directed DOD to revise or consider revising its acquisition regulations. The House Armed Services Committees report accompanying the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2019 included a provision for GAO to review DOD's regulatory implementation of acquisition related provisions in the NDAAs from fiscal years 2010 through 2018. This report (1) determines how DOD implements acquisition-related NDAA provisions in the DFARS and communicates with stakeholders throughout that process, and (2) identifies the status of implementation of provisions enacted in the specified NDAAs. To conduct this work, GAO reviewed DOD documents and interviewed DOD officials regarding the process for implementing acquisition-related NDAA provisions. GAO also analyzed DOD's data and reports on the implementation status of provisions enacted in NDAAs for fiscal years 2010 through 2018. GAO selected 12 of these provisions as case studies based on factors such as year enacted and time taken for implementation to obtain a mix of older and newer provisions, and shorter and longer implementation timeframes.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 2019
- Accession Number
- AD1153069
Entities
People
- Beth R. Fritts
- Emily Bond
- Gail-lynn Michel
- Holly Williams
- James Kim
- Lori Fields
- Lorraine Ettaro
- Matthew T. Crosby
- Penny Berrier
- Tim Bober
- William T. Woods
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office