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Acquisition Reform: Contractors Can Use Technologies and Management Techniques to Reduce Costs

NSIAD-93-125 Published: Jul 15, 1993. Publicly Released: Jul 15, 1993.
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Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO assessed the potential for defense companies to reduce their work-in-process costs through the use of modern manufacturing technologies and innovative management techniques.

Recommendations

Recommendations for Executive Action

Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should, as part of DOD efforts to reform the defense acquisition system, identify and eliminate to the extent possible the factors that result in defense contractors not incorporating appropriate technologies and management techniques to reduce costs.
Closed – Implemented
Action has been taken that should help implement the recommendation. DOD established the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition Reform) to identify and implement ways to improve the acquisition process. In addition, Congress has recently proposed legislation to encourage the use of commercial buying practices that should help move DOD in the right direction.

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National Defense
CompetitionDefense appropriationsDefense cost controlDefense economic analysisDefense industryDefense procurementDepartment of Defense contractorsProcurement practicesProfitsIncentive contracts