Information Technology: DOD's Acquisition Policies and Guidance Need to Incorporate Additional Best Practices and Controls

Abstract

The way in which the Department of Defense (DOD) has historically acquired its business systems has been cited as a root cause for its limited success in delivering promised system capabilities and benefits on time and within budget. In response, DOD recently revised its systems acquisition policies and guidance to incorporate best practices, including those pertaining to business systems. GAO was asked to determine whether DOD's revised systems acquisition policies and guidance (1) are consistent with industry best practices, including those pertaining to commercial component-based systems, and (2) provide the necessary controls to ensure that DOD component organizations adhere to the practices.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 30, 2004
Accession Number
AD1157743

Entities

People

  • Randolph C. Hite

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Best Practices
  • Business Administration
  • Computer Programs
  • Configuration Management
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Information Systems
  • Lessons Learned
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Acquisition
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Project Management
  • Software Development
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Economics
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Software Engineering.