Department of Defense Actions to Modify its Commercial Communications Satellite Services Procurement Process

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DOD) continues to rely on commercial satellite communications to plan and support operations. DOD use of commercial satellite bandwidth has increased over the past few years, making the department the largest single customer of commercial satellite bandwidth. In recent years, DOD's process for acquiring commercial satellite communications has received criticism for being lengthy, inflexible, and costly. DOD is now reexamining how it procures commercial satellite services to address these issues. Congress asked us to summarize the actions that DOD has taken to date in revising its requirements and acquisition approach for commercial satellite services.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 17, 2006
Accession Number
AD1156109

Entities

People

  • William T. Woods

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accountability
  • Acquisition
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Bandwidth
  • Commercial Communications
  • Contracts
  • Cost Effectiveness
  • Costs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • Procurement
  • Satellite Communications

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites