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GAO-01-406SP 1 (2001-03-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabmeu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: MANAGING DIRECTOR Jack L. Brock, Jr. KLDLIRECTORS David E. Cooper Robert E. Levin Allen Li Katherine V. Schinasi James E Wiggins PHONE (202) 512-4841 K MAILING ADDRESS U.S. General Accounting Office Acquisition and Sourcing Management Room 4A48 441 G Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20548 ACQUISITION AND SOURCING MANAGEMENT Federal agencies spend billions of tax dollars each year to acquire goods and services--ranging anywhere from multibillion dollar weapon systems to complex space and satellite systems, network services, and everyday supplies and equipment. Acquisition and Sourcing Management examines whether agencies are efficiently and effectively acquiring these goods and services and whether these acquisitions maximize agencies' ability to meet mission performance objectives and requirements. In the face of a rapidly expanding global economy we also focus on enhancing U.S. competitiveness and protecting critical capabilities and technologies. DSCIPTIO We provide timely analyses and recommendations to Congress and executive branch officials on ways to help agencies improve their ability to acquire items cost effectively. We also identify and assess the best acquisition practices employed by the commercial sector and determine how they can be applied to improve program outcomes in government. We concentrate heavily on the Department of Defense (DOD) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) because they invest most heavily in acquisitions, but we also examine opportunities for bringing about governmentwide improvements. We are particularly focused on achieving the following results: improving DOD's access to efficient suppliers with technologically superior products, improving DOD's ability to acquire needed weapons cost-effectively, minimizing acquisition contracting risks faced by government agencies, enhancing congressional oversight of NASA programs and activities, and maintaining a presence in acquisition and sourcing issues in order to respond to congressional requests and to support congressional oversight activities. j G A 0O

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