Download or read book Dod s High Risk Areas written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-15 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DOD's High Risk Areas: Actions Needed to Reduce Vulnerabilities and Improve Business Outcomes

Download or read book DoD s High Risk Areas Actions Needed to Reduce Vulnerabilities and Improve Business Outcomes written by Gene L. Dodaro and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dept. of Defense (DoD) spends billions of dollars to sustain key business operations intended to support the warfighter. DoD is at high risk because of vulnerabilities to fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement and also should have a broad-based transformation needed to achieve greater efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability. The author provide his views on: (1) actions needed to achieve measurable outcomes in DoD's high-risk areas; and (2) DoD's progress in strengthening its mgmt. approach for business transformation, including establishing the Chief Mgmt. Officer position. Includes info. regarding the high-risk area related to contract mgmt. at the Dept. of Energy's National Nuclear Security Admin. Illustrations.

Download or read book DOD s High risk Areas written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Department of Defense at High Risk written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Defense Acquisitions Opportunities Exist to Improve DoD s Oversight of Power Source Investments written by Michael J. Sullivan and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-04 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Virtually all Department of Defense (DoD) weapon systems and equipment rely on power sources, such as batteries. This report determined: (1) DoD's approximate investment in power sources; (2) the extent to which DoD coordinates its power source investments; and (3) the extent to which DoD's policies facilitate the use of standard power sources. To address these objectives, the report obtained and analyzed DoD investment data, met with DoD officials and industry representatives, and attended DoD conferences aimed at facilitating power source coordination. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find report.

Download or read book Performance Management DOD Is Terminating the National Security Personnel System but Needs a Strategic Plan to Guide Its Design of a New System written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Department of Defense written by Asif A. Khan and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Major defense acquisition programs (MDAP) are used to acquire, modernize, or extend the service life of DoD¿s most expensive assets, primarily military equipment. A new law required this review of weaknesses in DoD's operations that affect the reliability of financial information for assets acquired through MDAP. To do so, this report identified and reviewed previously reported weaknesses that impair DoD's ability to provide reliable cost information for military equipment acquired through MDAPs, and determined what actions DoD has taken to address them. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables.

Download or read book Interagency Contracting An Overview of Federal Procurement and Appropriations Law written by Kate M. Manuel and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides an overview of the federal procurement and appropriations laws governing interagency contracting. "Interagency contracting" is the term used to describe several procurement relationships between government agencies.

Download or read book Contingency Contracting written by John P. Hutton and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The DoD and State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have relied extensively on contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan, including using contractors to help administer other contracts or grants. Relying on contractors to perform such functions can provide benefits but also introduces potential risks, such as conflicts of interest, that should be considered and managed. This report reviewed: (1) the extent to which DoD, State, and USAID rely on contractors to perform contract and grant administration in Iraq and Afghanistan; (2) the reasons behind decisions to use such contractors and whether the decisions are guided by strategic workforce planning; and (3) whether agencies considered and mitigated related risks. Illus.

Download or read book Balancing Act written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Sourcing Policy Initial Agency Efforts to Balance the Government to Contractor Mix in the Multisector Workforce written by John K. Needham and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Federal agencies face a complicated set of decisions in finding the right mix of gov¿t. and contractor personnel to conduct their missions. But, agencies face challenges with increased reliance on contractors to perform core agency missions. A March 2009 Presidential memo tasked the Office of Mgmt. and Budget (OMB) to take several actions in response to this concern. This statement discusses: (1) civilian agencies' development and implementation of guidelines to consider whether contracted functions should be brought in-house -- a process known as insourcing; (2) OMB's proposed policy on work reserved for fed. employees; (3) challenges agencies face in managing the federal workforce; and (4) key tools available for insourcing. Illustrations.

Download or read book High Risk Series An Update written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Can the Department of Defense Protect Taxpayers when it Pays Its Contractors written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Panel on Defense Acquisition Reform and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book DOD highrisk areas eliminating underlying causes will avoid billions of dollars in waste written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report discusses the (1) high-risk areas of financial management, information technology, weapon systems acquisition, contract management, infrastructure, and inventory management; (2) underlying causes of these high-risk areas; and (3) overall strategy we believe is needed to eliminate them.

Download or read book Financial Management at the Department of Defense written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Improper Payments written by Kay L. Daly and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The DoD is required, as are other fed. executive agencies, to report improper payment information under the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 and recovery auditing information under section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2002, commonly known as the Recovery Auditing Act. The DoD Office of Inspector General has previously reported deficiencies at DoD related to these acts. Because of these and other long-standing weaknesses, this report examines DoD's FY 2007 improper payment and recovery audit reporting to determine whether adequate processes existed to address both statutory requirements. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables.

Download or read book Performance Overview written by United States. Agency for International Development and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: