Quality Assurance: Efforts to Strengthen DOD's Program

Abstract

This report responds to your request that we conduct an evaluation of the Department of Defense's (DOD'S) quality assurance program. Congressional hearings and other public disclosures have raised serious concerns about the quality of the weapons DOD buys. DOD's in-plant quality assurance program was initiated to assure that major weapons producers comply with contract quality assurance requirements. These are the technical requirements relating to the quality of the product, and contract clauses prescribing inspection and other quality controls incumbent on the contractor to assure that products meet contract specifications. The quality assurance program is carried out by Plant Representative Offices (PROS) of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and the Defense Contract Administration Service (DCAS), a part of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). The PROS generally administer all contracts at a plant regardless of the service awarding the contract.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1986
Accession Number
AD1167221

Entities

People

  • Frank Conahan

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Attrition
  • Best Practices
  • Business Administration
  • Contract Administration
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • End Items
  • Governments
  • Helicopters
  • Information Systems
  • Manufacturing
  • Production
  • Quality Control
  • Standards
  • United States

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Software Engineering