GAO Comments on the Defense Management Improvement Act
T-NSIAD-90-41: Published: May 14, 1990. Publicly Released: May 14, 1990.
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GAO discussed the proposed Defense Management Improvement Act. GAO found that: (1) the act would include provisions to ease and simplify the acquisition process, eliminate excess rules and regulations, reduce the number of government auditors and inspectors in contractor plants, and reduce costs; (2) the act would not identify which laws would be relaxed, and did not recognize the unique nature of defense acquisition; (3) the Department of Defense (DOD) did not demonstrate that existing acquisition programs and initiatives would achieve the desired results; (4) procurement fraud investigations have resulted in more than 600 indictments, 500 convictions, and $500 million in monetary recoveries in the past 2 years; (5) the DOD Contractor Risk Assessment Guide program would help restore trust and confidence in defense acquisition and reduce oversight and auditing overtime; (6) the DOD record of meeting costs, schedules, and performance goals was no better for systems with reduced oversight than for those systems without oversight reductions; (7) DOD failed to fully implement its initiatives designed to improve the acquisition process; and (8) DOD has proposed to adopt commercial procurement procedures, but has not placed emphasis on taking full advantage of legal opportunities to procure commercially available products.
Jan 21, 2021
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Close Air Support:
Actions Needed to Enhance Friendly Force Tracking Capabilities and Fully Evaluate TrainingGAO-21-99: Published: Jan 21, 2021. Publicly Released: Jan 21, 2021.
Jan 19, 2021
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GPS Modernization:
DOD Continuing to Develop New Jam-Resistant Capability, But Widespread Use Remains Years AwayGAO-21-145: Published: Jan 19, 2021. Publicly Released: Jan 19, 2021.
Jan 14, 2021
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Columbia Class Submarine:
Delivery Hinges on Timely and Quality Materials from an Atrophied Supplier BaseGAO-21-257: Published: Jan 14, 2021. Publicly Released: Jan 14, 2021. -
Department of Defense:
Actions Needed to Improve Accounting of Intradepartmental TransactionsGAO-21-84: Published: Jan 14, 2021. Publicly Released: Jan 14, 2021.
Jan 12, 2021
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DOD Critical Technologies:
Plans for Communicating, Assessing, and Overseeing Protection Efforts Should Be CompletedGAO-21-158: Published: Jan 12, 2021. Publicly Released: Jan 12, 2021.
Dec 10, 2020
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Climate Resilience:
DOD Coordinates with Communities, but Needs to Assess the Performance of Related Grant ProgramsGAO-21-46: Published: Dec 10, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 10, 2020. -
Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations:
DOD Needs to Address Governance and Oversight Issues to Help Ensure SuperiorityGAO-21-64: Published: Dec 10, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 10, 2020.
Dec 2, 2020
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Navy and Marine Corps:
Services Continue Efforts to Rebuild Readiness, but Recovery Will Take Years and Sustained Management AttentionGAO-21-225T: Published: Dec 2, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 2, 2020.
Nov 20, 2020
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GAO Audits Involving DOD:
Status of Efforts to Schedule and Hold Timely Entrance ConferencesGAO-21-185R: Published: Nov 20, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 20, 2020.
Nov 19, 2020
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Defense Acquisitions:
Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture Would Benefit from Defined Goals and GovernanceGAO-21-68: Published: Nov 19, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 19, 2020.
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