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GAO-07-217R 1 (2006-12-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptatxs0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 December 21, 2006 The Honorable C. W. Bill Young Chairman The Honorable John P. Murtha Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Defense Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Subject: Defense Contracting-Questions for the Record On September 7, 2006, I testified before the Subcommittee on recent trends in Department of Defense (DOD) contracting. Specifically, I testified about practices that undermine DOD's ability to establish sound business arrangements, particularly those involving the selection and oversight of DOD's contractors and their performance. The need for prudence with taxpayer funds and long-range fiscal challenges demand that DOD ensure that its funds are spent wisely, and that it is buying the right things, the right way. The Subcommittee requested that I respond to a number of post-hearing questions relating to various issues, including measures that DOD can employ to ensure better contracting outcomes. The specific questions and my responses are attached in appendix I. The responses are based on previously issued GAO products on DOD acquisitions, all of which were conducted in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards. Because the responses are based on prior work, we did not obtain comments from DOD. We will make copies of this letter available to others upon request, and it will be available at no charge on the GAO Web site at http://www.gao.gov. If you have any questions about this letter or need additional information please contact Katherine V. Schinasi at (202) 512-4841 or scmasik@..ga..go.'. Contact points for our Offices of Congressional Relations and Public Affairs may be found on the last page of this letter. Key contributors to this letter were Carol Dawn Petersen, Chris Kunitz, and Bill Woods. Sincerely, David M. Walker Comptroller General of the United States Attachment GAO-07-217R Defense Contracting

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