Download or read book Investment Management and Acquisition Challenges at the Department of Homeland Security written by United States House of Representatives and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-26 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investment management and acquisition challenges at the Department of Homeland Security: hearing before the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, September 15, 2009.

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Download or read book Investment Management and Acquisition Challenges at the Department of Homeland Security written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Department of Homeland Security Ongoing Challenges in Creating an Effective Acquisition Organization written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Homeland Security written by John Hutton and published by . This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) invests extensively in major acquisition programs to develop new systems that help the department execute its many critical missions. In 2011, DHS reported to Congress that it planned to invest $167 billion in these major acquisition programs. GAO previously found that DHS had not managed its investments effectively, and its acquisition management activities have been on GAO’s High Risk List since 2005. This report addresses the extent to which (1) major DHS acquisition programs face key challenges; (2) DHS has policies and processes to effectively manage individual acquisition programs; (3) DHS has policies and processes to effectively manage its portfolio of acquisition programs as a whole; and (4) DHS has taken actions to address the high-risk acquisition management issues GAO has identified. Tables and figures. This is a print on demand report.

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Download or read book Homeland Security written by U.s. Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-08-03 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " DHS invests extensively in major acquisition programs to develop new systems that help the department execute its many critical missions. In 2011, DHS reported to Congress that it planned to invest $167 billion in these major acquisition programs. We previously found that DHS had not managed its investments effectively, and its acquisition management activities have been on GAO's High Risk List since 2005. This report addresses the extent to which (1) major DHS acquisition programs face key challenges; (2) DHS has policies and processes to effectively manage individual acquisition programs; (3) DHS has policies and processes to effectively manage its portfolio of acquisition programs as a whole; and (4) DHS has taken actions to address the high-risk acquisition management issues GAO has identified in previous reports. GAO surveyed all 77 major program offices DHS identified in 2011 (92 percent response rate), reviewed available documentation of acquisition decisions from November 2008 to April 2012, and interviewed officials at DHS headquarters and components. "

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Download or read book Department of Homeland Security written by John P. Hutton and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) acquisitions represent hundreds of billions of dollars in life-cycle costs to support a wide range of missions. Creating acquisition policies and processes to provide insight into the performance of a wide array of complex investments, while also providing oversight for many component agencies new to acquisition management, has been an ongoing challenge for DHS. This report: (1) provides an update on DHS's efforts to implement acquisition oversight for all investments; (2) describes acquisition performance and common challenges across selected programs; and (3) provides individual profiles for 18 selected programs, 15 of which were major programs that had initiated acquisition activities. Charts and tables.

Download or read book Department of Homeland Security written by John P. Hutton and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2008-11 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) has relied on service acquisitions to meet its expansive mission. In FY 2006, DHS spent $12.7 billion to procure services. To improve service acquisition outcomes, fed. procurement law establishes a preference for a performance-based approach, which focuses on developing measurable outcomes rather than prescribing how contractors should perform services. This report: (1) evaluates the implementation of a performance-based approach in the context of service acquisitions for major, complex investments; and (2) identifies mgmt. challenges that may affect DHS¿s successful acquisitions for major investments, including those using a performance-based approach. Includes recommend. Illus.

Download or read book Department of Homeland Security Progress and Continuing Concerns with Acquisition Management written by John P. Hutton and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-03 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since it was created in 2003, the Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) has obligated billions of dollars annually to meet its expansive homeland security mission. The dept¿s. acquisitions support complex and critical trade, transportation, border security, and information tech. investments. In FY 2007, DHS spent over $12 billion on procurements to meet this mission including spending for complex services and major investments. DHS has made some initial progress in developing its acquisition function since 2003, esp. acquisition planning and oversight for procurement and major acquisitions need improvement. This testimony discusses findings in these areas and is based on a body of work on acquisition mgmt. issues. Includes recommend.

Download or read book Homeland Security DHS Continues to Be Challenged in Managing Its Multi Billion Dollar Annual Investment in Large Scale Info Tech Systems written by Randolph C. Hite and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) invested more than $6 billion in 2009 on large-scale, info. tech. (IT) systems to help it achieve mission outcomes and transform departmentwide operations. For DHS to effectively leverage these systems as mission enablers and transformation tools, it needs to employ a number of institutional acquisition and IT mgmt. controls and capabilities, such as using an operational and technological blueprint to guide and constrain system investments and following institutional policies, practices, and structures for acquiring and investing in these systems. Also, employing rigorous and disciplined system life cycle mgmt. processes and having capable acquisition and IT mgmt. workforces.

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Download or read book Department of Homeland Security written by U.s. Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-08-10 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Department of Homeland Security(DHS) acquisitions representhundreds of billions of dollars inlife-cycle costs to support a widerange of missions. Creatingacquisition policies and processesto provide insight into theperformance of a wide array ofcomplex investments, while alsoproviding oversight for manycomponent agencies new toacquisition management, has beenan ongoing challenge for DHS.GAO performed this reviewbecause DHS implementation andtransformation is on GAO's highrisk list. This report (1) provides anupdate on DHS's efforts toimplement acquisition oversight forall investments; (2) describesacquisition performance andcommon challenges acrossselected programs; and (3)provides individual profiles for 18selected programs, 15 of whichwere major programs that hadinitiated acquisition activities. GAOselected programs based onrelevance to frontline homelandsecurity missions and assessed costand schedule performance andacquisition planning challenges."

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