Defense Industrial Base: DOD Needs Better Method of Identifying Critical Technology Funding
NSIAD-92-13
Published: Feb 05, 1992. Publicly Released: Feb 05, 1992.
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Highlights
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) methodology for identifying designated critical technology funding.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should provide guidance to the military services and defense agencies to better identify the extent to which DOD is funding the Critical Technologies Plan. The guidance should require that the military services and defense agencies: (1) describe the extent to which funding is linked to the technical goals; (2) report information on planned and actual expenditures; and (3) describe the extent to which funds spent on contractors' IR+D/B+P efforts are addressing the critical technologies. |
Closed – Implemented
DOD stated that funding data for critical technologies are "only estimates" and are not aligned with the DOD budget. DOD stated that it has complied with legislation requiring it to provide budget estimates for critical technologies. However, DOD stated that since critical technologies are not aligned with the budget, it cannot evaluate how closely the work followed earlier funding projections.
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Data collectionDefense appropriationsDefense industryDefense procurementDepartment of Defense contractorsPlanning programming budgetingReporting requirementsWeapons research and developmentCritical technologiesIndependent research and development