Motion Sensor Project at Fort Hood, Texas, Generally Complied with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Abstract
The DoD Office of Inspector General is performing audits of DoD's implementation of Public Law 111-5, "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009" (Recovery Act), February 17, 2009. This report discusses our review of Energy Conservation and Investment Program (ECIP) Project 69693, "Install 8,000 Motion Sensors," at Fort Hood, Texas. Specifically, we reviewed the planning, funding, initial project execution, and tracking and reporting phases of the motion sensor project to determine whether personnel at Fort Hood and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) complied with the Act's requirements, Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-09-10, "Initial Implementing Guidance for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009," February 18, 2009, and subsequent related guidance. Although the project received additional funding for design work, our review focused on funds allocated directly to the project for installation of the motion sensors. Implementation of the motion sensor project generally complied with the Recovery Act. Fort Hood Directorate of Public Works (DPW) and USACE personnel properly planned the motion sensor project. USACE personnel distributed Recovery Act funds in a timely manner and the Funding Authorization Documents (FADs) identified a Recovery Act designation. Although, USACE personnel generally implemented the initial execution phase of the project effectively, we identified that USACE personnel omitted two Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses required by implementation guidance for the Recovery Act in two task orders to install the motion sensors. USACE contracting personnel agreed and subsequently modified the task orders to include the required FAR clauses.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 29, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA546614
Entities
Organizations
- Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense