Download or read book Challenges to Doing Business with the Department of Defense written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Panel on Business Challenges in the Defense Industry and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Panel found that small and midsize businesses face particular challenges in contracting with the DOD. In recent years, the DOD has been unable to meet its small business federal procurement goals. Furthermore, the Panel found that DOD lacks the ability to track small business participation at the lower subcontract tiers. The Panel also found that DOD lacks a culture that fosters small business participation where appropriate. In its work, the Panel concluded that the defense acquisition workforce has struggled to manage and execute programs in the midst of challenges in acquiring and retaining a professionally certified and competent defense acquisition workforce. Many described the defense acquisition workforce as part of a 'risk-averse' culture where program managers, in particular, have difficulty in balancing risks in managing cost, schedule and performance of acquisition programs. DOD has, in some cases, outsourced program management and divested itself of critical skills that are difficult to develop -- contracting officials, cost estimators, and systems engineers. This reliance on private contractors can create a potential conflict of interest and blur the lines between what work must be performed by federal employees and what work is permitted to be performed by private contractors. In addition, the Panel found that constantly changing regulations leads to unnecessary complexity, confusion, and poor execution, only furthering challenges for the acquisition workforce.
Download or read book Doing Business with DOD written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Panel on Business Challenges within the Defense Industry and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Challenges to Doing Business with the Department of Defense written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Panel on Business Challenges within the Defense Industry and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Challenges to Doing Business with the Department of Defense written by United States House of Representatives and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-26 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenges to doing business with the Department of Defense: hearing before the Panel on Business Challenges within the Defense Industry of the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, hearing held September 20, 2011.
Download or read book Challenges to Doing Business with the Department of Defense written by United States Congress and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenges to doing business with the Department of Defense: hearing before the Panel on Business Challenges within the Defense Industry of the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, hearing held September 20, 2011.
Download or read book Doing Business with DOD written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Panel on Business Challenges within the Defense Industry and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Doing Business with DOD written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Panel on Business Challenges within the Defense Industry and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Major Management Challenges and Program Risks written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Doing Business with DOD Contracting and Regulatory Issues written by Panel on Business Challenges within the Defense Industry of the Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives and published by . This book was released on 2012-08-02 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since this panel kicked off, we have heard from countless large and small defense contractors, DOD officials, noted academics, and nonprofit and think tanks about doing business with the Department. While each individual had their own take on doing business with DOD, many common themes emerged. The Federal acquisition process consists of many onerous rules and regulations. There is not enough communication between industry and the Government buyer. The technology valley of death continues to grow. The accounting and auditing standards used by DOD agencies are antiquated and don't differentiate between large and small companies. There is a lack of skilled acquisition professionals. And Government export control policies hinder the sale of U.S. goods and services to foreign buyers. Today's hearing focuses on some of the most complex issues that negatively impact small businesses' ability to become and remain viable partners to the Department contracting and procurement processes as well as regulatory policies.
Download or read book Doing Business With Dod written by United States Congress and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-06 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doing business with DOD : unique challenges faced by small and mid-sized businesses : hearing before the Panel on Business Challenges within the Defense Industry of the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, second session, hearing held January 17, 2012.
Download or read book Major Management Challenges and Program Risks written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Major management challenges and program risks Department of Defense written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report addresses the major performance and management challenges confronting the Department of Defense (DOD). Taken together, these challenges, if not addressed, can adversely affect the Department's operational effectiveness. The report also addresses corrective actions that DOD has taken or initiated on these issues- including DOD'S blueprint for a strategy-based, balanced, and affordable defense program as outlined in the May 1997 Report of the Quadrennial Defense Review and the reforms described in its November 1997 Defense Reform Initiative Report-and further actions that are needed. For many years, we have reported significant management problems at DOD. These problems can be categorized into two areas: (1) systemic management challenges dealing with financial management, information management, weapon systems acquisition, and contract management; and (2) program management challenges dealing with infrastructure, inventory management, and personnel. These problems cut across DOD'S program areas.
Download or read book Major management challenges and program risks Department of Education written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dod Business Transformation written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Department of Defense (DOD) has been working to develop and implement a standard end-to-end travel system for the last 10 years. Over the past several years numerous GAO reports and testimonies have highlighted problems with DOD's travel practices that resulted in wasteful spending of millions of dollars. In response, the department has noted that the Defense Travel System (DTS), in part, will help correct these problems. Because of the widespread congressional interest in DTS, GAO initiated the audit under the statutory authority of the Comptroller General of the United States. The objectives of the audit were to (1) determine if DOD effectively tested key DTS functionality, (2) ascertain if DTS will correct the weaknesses previously identified, (3) identify the challenges that remain, and (4) identify opportunities to streamline DOD's travel process.
Download or read book Interagency Contracting written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Military Acquisitions written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-21 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Private industry investments in research and development have significantly outpaced DOD's own spending in this area over the past three decades. Recognizing that this situation is likely to continue, Congress has passed legislation aimed at enabling DOD to leverage technologies made by companies that do not typically do business with it, referred to in this report as non-traditional companies. A Senate report included a provision for GAO to review DOD efforts to attract non-traditional companies that could potentially develop their commercial products for DOD's use. This report describes (1) key challenges identified by non-traditional companies when trying to do business with DOD and (2) actions DOD is taking to address them. To perform this work, GAO conducted interviews with 12 non-traditional companies. Companies were selected based on size, the amount of business they had with DOD, and the type of technology they produce. GAO discussed the nature of the challenges identified with the companies. In addition, GAO obtained information from DOD on steps it is taking to mitigate identified challenges through document reviews and interviews with military service and Office of the Secretary of Defense officials.
Download or read book Major management challenges and program risks Departments of Defense State and Veterans Affairs written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report addresses the major performance and accountability challenges facing the Department of Labor as it seeks to promote the welfare and economic security of the nations work force and ensure that workplaces are safe and healthy. It includes a summary of actions that Labor has under way to address these challenges and outlines further actions that GAO believes are needed. This analysis should help the new Congress and administration carry out their responsibilities and improve government for the benefit of the American people.
