DOD Components Are Not Sending Required Information on Contract Awards to the Office of Public Affairs

Abstract

During the course of a recent engagement reviewing noncompetitive contracting, we found that departments and agencies in the Department of Defense (DOD) are not submitting complete information, as required, to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs (OASD[PA]), which then posts the information on its Web site as a public announcement. President Obama has emphasized transparency and openness in how the government spends taxpayer dollars. We are bringing this issue to your attention due to your responsibility for acquisition and procurement policy matters in DOD. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requires contracting officers to make information on a contract action over a certain dollar amount publicly available on the same day the contract is awarded.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 30, 2010
Accession Number
ADA533919

Entities

People

  • Jared Sippel
  • John P. Hutton
  • Kenneth Patton
  • Michele Mackin
  • Scott Purdy
  • Sylvia Schatz
  • Tatiana Winger

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accountability
  • Acquisition
  • Competition
  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Mail
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Law
  • National Governments
  • Procurement
  • Regulations
  • United States Government
  • Websites

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.