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PSAD-79-106 1 (1979-09-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaaztp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, PC. 205/ RESTRICTED) - Not to be resaoutsde the Geerzl Accounting Office except on the bass of specific approval by the Office of Congression aelations. B-163058 RELEASED SEPTEMBER 25, 1979 The Honorable Edmund S. Muskie 0\1\l\~1\\\\\1 Chairman, Committee on the Budget United States Senate 110529 Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Rview of the Department of Defense's Implementation of Procurement ReformsJ (PSAD-79-106) Your June 27, 1979, letter requested our help in deter- mining the extent to which reforms in procurement practices have been implemented by the Department of Defense (DOD), and any improvement which has occurred as a result. Your letter indicated that your req_qis was prompted by a letter on this (a/ subject sent by the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB's)/k-7 Director McIntyre to Senator Howard M. Metzenbaum and five other Senators in April of this year. You later provided a series of questions about the ex- tent of benefits achieved thus far by DOD. Answers to these questions are presented in the enclosure. Some are based upon our experiences reviewing DOD procurement practices. Others are examples of cases and savings provided to us by OMB and DOD in response to our request. Some of the corrective procurement reforms cited in Director McIntyre's letter may represent expected rather than experienced improvements. In response to our inquiry, DOD and OMB provided us with examples and savings credited to some of the policies and practices. They were unable to do so for others because they do not routinely collect data and information in a manner that would permit attributions of this type. We also believe that the procurement reforms cited may in some instances represent good intentions not yet fully applied and whose potential has not been fully measured. You also asked for our advice as to further steps which should be taken by the administration or the Congress to cor- rect remaining deficiencies in the implementation of orocure- ment reforms. Our suggestions foy improving procurement practices for major weapon systems are discussed below. (951526)

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