Defense Services Acquisition: Questions for the Record

Abstract

On January 17, 2007, I testified before the Subcommittee on the Department of Defense's (DOD) management of its acquisition of services. I made several key points during the hearing. First, DOD's long-standing problems with contract management have become more prominent as DOD's reliance on contractors to provide services continues to grow. Second, DOD lacks sound contracting practices when acquiring services. Third, DOD's acquisition workforce has been downsized without sufficient attention to requisite skills and competencies. Fourth, DOD's acquisitions have resulted in outcomes that have cost the department valuable resources. And, finally, while DOD is taking some steps to address these problems, it does not know how well its services acquisition processes are working, which part of its mission can best be met through buying services, and whether it is obtaining the services it needs while protecting DOD's and the taxpayers interests.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 26, 2007
Accession Number
AD1168966

Entities

People

  • Amelia Shachoy
  • James Fuquay
  • Katherine V. Schinasi
  • Sara Margraf
  • Sylvia Schatz
  • Timothy V. Dinapoli
  • William Woods

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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  • Accountability
  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Congress
  • Contract Administration
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Employment
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Management Personnel
  • Money
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Science
  • Procurement
  • Security Personnel
  • United States Government

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