Management of Contract Waivers and Deviations for Defense Systems
Abstract
This report is the fourth and final in a series of reports resulting from our audit of management of contract waivers and deviations for Defense systems and summarizes our overall evaluation. Report No. 96-221, "The Avenger Forward Looking Infra-Red System," September 16,1996, addresses waivers on the Army Avenger system; Report No. 97-104, "Waivers and Deviations for the C-17 Aircraft," March 6, 1997, addresses waivers on the Air Force C-17 aircraft; and Report No. 98-197, "Management of Contract Waivers and Deviations for the Trident II Missile System," September 2, 1998, addresses waivers and deviations on the Navy Trident II Missile System. In total, we reviewed seven Defense systems, three Army systems, two Navy systems, and two Air Force systems. Audit Objective. The primary audit objective was to evaluate the management of contract waivers and deviations for Defense systems. Specifically, we assessed whether procedures for reviewing, approving, and obtaining equitable consideration for major waivers and deviations were adequately and consistently applied. We also reviewed the implementation of management controls applicable to waivers and deviations. Audit Results. Program offices needed to improve the procedures used to manage contract waivers and deviations for four of the seven Defense programs reviewed. As a result, the four program offices did not have assurance that the Government received equitable or appropriate consideration for the degraded value of nonconforming items accepted through waivers and deviations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 13, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA367778
Entities
Organizations
- Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense