Information Technology: Better Informed Decision Making Needed on Navy's Next Generation Enterprise Network Acquisition

Abstract

The Department of the Navy (DON), a major component of the Department of Defense (DOD), has launched its Next Generation Enterprise Network (NGEN) program to replace the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) program. NGEN capabilities, such as secure transport of voice and data, data storage, and email, are to be incrementally acquired through multiple providers. As planned, the first increment is expected to provide comparable NMCI capabilities, additional information assurance, and greater DON network control, at a cost of about $50 billion through fiscal year 2025. Given the size, importance, and complexity of NGEN, GAO was asked to determine whether DON has sufficiently analyzed alternative acquisition approaches and has a reliable schedule for executing the program, and whether program acquisition decisions have been performance- and risk-based. To do this, GAO reviewed the NGEN analysis of alternatives, integrated master schedule, and key milestone decisions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA538500

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Programs
  • Congress
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Estimates
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Analysis
  • Electronic Mail
  • Information Systems
  • Naval Operations
  • Network Protocols
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

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