Defense Contracting - Questions for the Record

Abstract

On September 7, 2006, I testified before the Subcommittee on recent trends in Department of Defense (DOD) contracting. Specifically, I testified about practices that undermine DOD's ability to establish sound business arrangements, particularly those involving the selection and oversight of DOD's contractors and their performance. The need for prudence with taxpayer funds and long-range fiscal challenges demand that DOD ensure that its funds are spent wisely, and that it is buying the right things, the right way. The Subcommittee requested that I respond to a number of post-hearing questions relating to various issues, including measures that DOD can employ to ensure better contracting outcomes. The specific questions and my responses are attached in appendix I. The responses are based on previously issued GAO products on DOD acquisitions, all of which were conducted in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards. Because the responses are based on prior work, we did not obtain comments from DOD.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 21, 2006
Accession Number
ADA475163

Entities

People

  • Bill Woods
  • Carol D. Petersen
  • Chris Kunitz
  • David M. Walker

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Best Practices
  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Contracts
  • Cost Estimates
  • Department Of Defense
  • Fixed Price Contracts
  • Governments
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Navy
  • Procurement
  • Product Development
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Strategic Security Studies