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GAO-07-640R 1 (2007-03-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptavdx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Sai Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 March 26, 2007 The Honorable Daniel K. Akaka Chairman The Honorable John Ensign Ranking Member Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support Committee on Armed Services United States Senate Subject: Defense Services Acquisition: Questions for the Record On January 17, 2007, I testified before the Subcommittee on the Department of Defense's (DOD) management of its acquisition of services.' I made several key points during the hearing. First, DOD's long-standing problems with contract management have become more prominent as DOD's reliance on contractors to provide services continues to grow. Second, DOD lacks sound contracting practices when acquiring services. Third, DOD's acquisition workforce has been downsized without sufficient attention to requisite skills and competencies. Fourth, DOD's acquisitions have resulted in outcomes that have cost the department valuable resources. And, finally, while DOD is taking some steps to address these problems, it does not know how well its services acquisition processes are working, which part of its mission can best be met through buying services, and whether it is obtaining the services it needs while protecting DOD's and the taxpayer's interests. Within this context, members of the Subcommittee requested that GAO provide additional comments on DOD's efforts regarding the following topics: interagency contracting, acquisition of services, acquisition reform, and the acquisition workforce. The questions and our answers are provided in appendix I. The responses are generally based on work associated with previously issued GAO products, 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 .1tq / ww .gao.:go. If you have any questions about this letter or need additional information please contact me on 'GAO, Defense Acquisitions: DOD Needs to Exert Management and Oversight to Better Control Acquisition of Services, G'AO-7) 415'T (Washington, D.C.: Jan. 17, 2007). GAO-07-640R Page 1

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