Navy Organic Airborne and Surface Influence Sweep Program Needs Defense Contract Management Agency Support

Abstract

This report is the first of two audit reports addressing the Navy's acquisition of the Organic Airborne and Surface Influence Sweep (OASIS). We determined whether the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) support of the OASIS development contract was effective. DCMA and the Navy's internal controls were ineffective. We identified internal control weaknesses in the Navy's management of the OASIS contract. DCMA officials and the Program Manager, Mine Warfare (Program Manager), did not effectively transition the program integrator and program support team requirements for the OASIS contract in February 2008. This occurred because DCMA did not have policies and procedures for the transition of program support requirements when the contractor changed geographic locations and there was a breakdown in communication within DCMA. As a result, the Program Manager did not benefit from assessments of cost, schedule, and technical performance that DCMA could provide to help meet program goals during the engineering and manufacturing phase. The Program Manager did not request DCMA program management support after the memorandum of agreement (MOA) expired. This occurred because the Program Manager considered the expired agreement valid and was not aware of the requirement to annually update the MOA. Additionally, the Program Manager did not identify program data analyses DCMA could have provided before tasking a support contractor. This occurred because the Program Manager believed the OASIS Program primarily needed technical oversight during the Engineering and Manufacturing Development Phase. As a result, the Program Manager expended funds over a 38-month period for services from a support contractor and did not obtain earned value management analysis, monthly progress reports, or monthly program assessments from either DCMA or the support contractor.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 27, 2012
Accession Number
ADA561123

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne
  • Business Administration
  • Contract Administration
  • Contracts
  • Data Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • Littoral Combat Ships
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Program Management
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies