DoD Computer Contracting: Inadequate Management Wasted Millions of Dollars
Abstract
During the 2 1/2 years covered by this review, the Systems and Services Directorate was responsible for providing information technology and supporting services to OSD and its 17 subordinate organizations, including the Assistant Secretaries of Defense for Health Affairs and for Prograrn Analysis and Evaluation. Specifically, the directorate was responsible for supplying these groups with the computers and software they needed to meet their mission goals. The directorate also provided for computer maintenance and made computer-related training available to these groups. During the review period, the Systems and Services Directorate reported to the Secretary of Defense through the Deputy Comptroller for Information Resources Management and the Defense Comptroller. In January 1991, as part of a broader Deparment of Defense reorganizau%on, the Systems and Services Directorate was removed from the Deputy Comptroller for Information Resources Management's cliain of command. It was reduced to a division and placed under the Directorate for Information, Operations, and Reports. This directorate reports to the Secretary of Defense tlrrough Washmgton Headquarters Services and through the director, Admilistration and Management.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADA268302
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office