Projects Undertaken by the Defense Evaluation Support Activity and Associated Contractor Support.

Abstract

The Defense Evaluation Support Activity is a DoD organization under the authority, direction, and control of the Director, Test, Systems Engineering, and Evaluation. As an independent test and evaluation organization, the Defense Evaluation Support Activity is separate and distinct from testing organizations within the Military Departments. It provides quick turnaround, specialized technology, and procedural evaluations to both DoD and non-DoD customers such as the Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of State, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and U.S. Customs Service. The Defense Evaluation Support Activity had eight primary contracts to help it meet its clients' test and evaluation requirements. The FY 1995 institutional funding for the Defense Evaluation Support Activity was $15 million and client funding was about $106 million. A previous Inspector General, DoD, evaluation concluded that the Defense Evaluation Support Activity was well managed, although several recommendations were made for improvements. The contracting area was set aside for subsequent in-depth audit coverage. Audit Objectives. Our primary audit objective was to evaluate the appropriateness of projects the Defense Evaluation Support Activity undertook and the associated contractor support to accomplish those projects. We also evaluated the adequacy of the management control program as it related to the primary objective.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 30, 1996
Accession Number
ADA370631

Entities

People

  • Eleanor A. Wills
  • Martin Gordon
  • Patricia A. Brannin
  • Robert K. West
  • Yvonne M. Speight

Organizations

  • Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Classified Materials
  • Contracts
  • Cost Estimates
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Financial Management
  • Governments
  • Navy
  • Procurement
  • Program Management
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.