Defense Acquisitions: Continued Management Attention Needed to Enhance Use and Review of DOD's Inventory of Contracted Services

Abstract

Why GAO Did This Study. DOD is the government s largest purchaser of contractor-provided services. In fiscal year 2011, DOD reported $199 billion in obligations for service contracts, which include services as varied as medical services and intelligence support. In 2008, Congress required DOD to compile and review an annual inventory of its contracted services to include the number of contractors providing services to DOD and the functions these contractors were performing. The 2010 National Defense Authorization Act directed GAO to report for 3 years on these inventories. For this third report, GAO assessed (1) the progress DOD has made in compiling the fiscal year 2011 inventory of contracted services and efforts to collect contractor manpower data, and (2) the extent to which defense components complied with DOD s guidance for reporting on their inventory reviews. GAO reviewed relevant laws and guidance, analyzed inventory submissions from 31 components, reviewed component certification letters, and interviewed DOD acquisition and manpower officials.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA579503

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Contracted Services
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • Inventory
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Acquisition
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • United States Northern Command

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.