Canceled DOD Programs: DOD Needs to Better Use Available Guidance and Manage Reusable Assets
Abstract
In the face of increasing budgetary pressures, it is important that DOD continue to find ways to manage its portfolio of major defense acquisition programs (MDAP) more efficiently. In 2008, GAO concluded that program cancellations can be a valuable portfolio management tool, and found that DOD can take various steps to retain value from the work completed. The Senate report accompanying the National Defense Authorization Act for 2013 mandated GAO to review issues associated with cancellations of MDAPs. This report assesses (1) the effects of program cancellation, (2) the adequacy of DOD guidance on program cancellations, (3) the extent to which DOD leveraged or transferred to other programs various types of assets from canceled programs, and (4) the usefulness of contract termination cost estimates. To do this work, GAO reviewed the cancellation of five major DOD programs from across the military services; interviewed officials at the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the military services, and others; and reviewed current guidance related to program cancellation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2014
- Accession Number
- AD1174896
Entities
People
- Ann Marie Udale
- Carol Dawn Petersen
- Cristina Chaplain
- John Krump
- Katherine Trimble
- Kristine Hassinger
- Maria Durant
- Matthew Shaffer
- Peter Anderson
- Raffaele Roffo
- Roxanna Sun
- Virginia Chanley
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office