Defense Business Transformation. Sustaining Progress Requires Continuity of Leadership and an Integrated Approach

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DOD) has stewardship over an unprecedented amount of taxpayer money--with about $546 billion in discretionary budget authority provided thus far in fiscal year 2008, and total reported obligations of about $492 billion to support ongoing operations and activities related to the Global War on Terrorism from September 11, 2001, through September 2007. Meanwhile, DOD is solely responsible for 8 high-risk areas identified by GAO and shares responsibility for another 7 high risk areas. GAO designated DOD's approach to business transformation as high risk in 2005. DOD's business systems modernization and financial management have appeared on the list since 1995. Deficiencies in these areas adversely affect DOD's ability, among other things, to assess resource requirements; control costs; ensure accountability; measure performance; prevent waste, fraud, and abuse; and address pressing management issues.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 07, 2008
Accession Number
ADA476915

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Best Practices
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Department Of Defense
  • Financial Management
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Information Systems
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Equipment
  • Money
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Systems Management
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting
  • Systems Analysis and Design