Army Corps of Engineers: Improved Monitoring and Clear Guidance Would Contribute to More Effective Use of Continuing Contracts

Abstract

The Corps does not know how many continuing contracts it awarded in fiscal years 20032005 or the dollar value of these contracts, because it does not track information on the contracts awarded with a continuing contracts clause. Although the Corps was directed to provide the appropriations committees with quarterly reports on their use of continuing contracts in fiscal year 2006, GAO found that the information was inaccurate. For example, at least 13 continuing contracts were missing from the reports and10 continuing contracts had inaccurate values

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2006
Accession Number
AD1180264

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  • Anu Mittal

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  • United States Government Accountability Office

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  • Energy and Power Technologies
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