| Contract Management: DOD Begins New Effort to Improve Reporting of Contract Service Costs |
OCT 1999 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY ANDINTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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 | Although the Department of Defense (DOD) is increasing its reliance on contractor support, long-standing concerns exist regarding the accuracy and reliability of its accounting for the costs of contract services, particularly advisory and assistance services Congress has expressed its concern that withoutaccurate and reliable data in this area, appropriate oversight may be hampered. In May 1998, we reported that the Army had erroneously included costs for some advisory and assistance ... |
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| DOD Personnel: Inadequate Personnel Security Investigations Pose National Security Risks |
OCT 1999 |
63 pages |
| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY ANDINTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| The personnel security investigation is a critical step toward ensuring that individuals can be trusted to protect classified information. In granting a security clearance, DOD determines that the person's loyalty to the United States, character; trustworthiness, honesty, reliability, discretion, andjudgment are such that the person can be expected to comply with government policy and procedures for safeguarding classified information. |
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| CONTRACT MANAGEMENT: DoD Pricing of Commercial Items Needs Continued Emphasis |
24 JUN 1999 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY ANDINTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| The Department of Defense (DOD), with the support of the Congress, isincreasing its purchases of commercially available products and services. while the current level of commercial purchasing is relatively small and sole-source commercial purchases even smaller, DOD expects commercial purchases to increase in the future and believes determining fair and reasonable prices for commercialsole-source items will continue to be challenging. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) cautions DOD contracting officers not ... |
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| Defense Acquisitions: Progress of the F/A-18E/F Engineering and Manufacturing Development Program |
15 JUN 1999 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY ANDINTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| The F/A-18E/F program began, in 1992 to increase the operational capabilftie's of the current fleet of F/A-18 aircraft. The objectives of the program are to provide Improved capabilities over current F/A-18s in five key areas-range, payload, carrier recovery payload, growth capacity; and survivability. Congress capped the development effort at $4.88 billion (in fiscal year 1990 dollars) and directed that the ElF unit procurement cost not exceed 125 percent of current ... |
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| Defense Modernization Account Operations and Benefits |
11 JUN 1999 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Mark E. Gebicke; GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY ANDINTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| The Secretary of Defense or the secretary of a military department may transfer certain unexpired funds from their appropriations1 to the Defense Modernization Account, established by law in 1996.2 Funds must come from savingsachieved through efficient management of procurement or support of installationsand facilities.3 Account funds may be used only for increasing procurement or for modernizing an existing system or a system being procured under an ongoing procurement program. Congressional ... |
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| Defense Acquisitions: Achieving B-2A Bomber Operational Requirements |
10 JUN 1999 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY ANDINTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| Operational testing indicated that the B-2A met most operational requirements, but four significant deficiencies were identified that will limit or, under some circumstances, slow its pace in flight operations. These deficiencies included (1) incomplete development of the ground mission planning system, (2) limited situational awareness for the crew because defensive avionics do not provide the planned capability, (3) insufficient reliability andmaintainability of low observable materials and features, and (4) inability ... |
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| COMBATING TERRORISM: Observations on Growth in Federal Programs |
09 JUN 1999 |
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| Authors:
Mark E. Gebicke; GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY ANDINTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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 | U.S. intelligence agencies continuously assess both the foreign and domestic terrorist threat to the United States and note that conventional explosives and firearms continue to be the weapons of choice for terrorists. Terrorists are less likely to use chemical and biological weapons than conventional explosives, although the possibility that they may use chemical andbiological materials may increase over the next decade, according to intelligence agencies. Agency officials have noted that ... |
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| Drug Control Narcotics Threat From Colombia Continues to Grow |
JUN 1999 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY ANDINTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| Despite the efforts of U.S. and Colombian authorizes, the illegal narcotics threat from Colombia has grown since we reported last year. Today, Colombia remains the primary source country for cocaine products for the U.S. market. * For the third year in a row, coca cultivation has increased so that Colombia is now the world's leading cultivator of coca. * More potent coca leaf is being grown within Colombia, which is ... |
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| Defense Transportation: Plan Needed for Evaluating the Navy Personal Property Pilot |
JUN 1999 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY ANDINTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| Since 1994, the Department of Defense (DOD) has been engaged in initiatives to reengineer the personal property program to simplify current processes, control program costs, ensure quality of service by adopting commercial business processes characteristic of world-class businesses, and relieve carriers of DOD-unique terms and conditions. We recently testified before the Military Readiness Subcommittee, House Armed Services Committee, on the results of the Army's pilot and DOD's plans to evaluate ... |
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| Military Readiness: Readiness Reports Do Not Provide a Clear Assessment of Army Equipment |
JUN 1999 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY ANDINTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| On the basis of your concerns about the combat readiness of U.S. military forces as the individual services deal with reductions in force size and the expanding demands of peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance operations, we reviewed the equipment readiness in active duty Army units. As requested, this report addresses whether active duty units (1) have the equipment required to conduct their wartime missions, (2) are keeping their equipment in good ... |
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| Defense Acquisitions: Naval Surface Fire Support Program Plans and Costs |
JUN 1999 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY ANDINTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| This letter responds to one of four reporting requirements in section1015 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal Year 1999. The requirements involve the status of inactive battleships and the Navy'splans, costs, and capabilities to provide naval surface fire support (NSFS). Since 1994, the Navy has been engaged in a two-phase research and development program intended to address current shortfalls in its NSFS capabilities. We previously reported ... |
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| VIETNAM ECONOMIC DATA: Assessment of Availability and Quality |
JUN 1999 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY ANDINTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| Vietnam has released data on a number of key economic indicators suchas the gross domestic product (GDP), imports and exports, foreign investments, and growth rates. However, it has not made available some other important data on the economy For example, it does not publish the state budget and does not provide standard financial information used by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for its monthly International Financial Statistics (IFS) publication. Virtually ... |
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| Combating Terrorism Use of National Guard Response Teams is Unclear |
MAY 1999 |
50 pages |
| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY ANDINTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| Operationally, federal efforts to combat terrorism are organized along a lead agency concept The Department of Justice, through the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is responsible for crisis management of domestic terrorist incidents and for pursuing, arresting, and prosecuting the terrorists.State governments have primary responsibility for managing the consequences of domestic disasters, including major terrorist incidents; however, the federal government can support state and local authorities if they lack the ... |
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| WORLD BANK: Status of Grievance Process Reform |
MAY 1999 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY ANDINTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| In June 1998, in response, to concerns about the fairness of its employee grievance process and as part of a broader effort to reform its human resource policies, the World Bank appointed an internal Grievance Process ReviewCommittee.1 The Review Committee was charged with examining the Bank's grievancesystem and recommending changes to make the system more fair and credible. The Committee undertook a broad examination of the Bank's existing system and ... |
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| COMBATING TERRORISM: Issues to Be Resolved to Improve Counterterrorism Operations |
MAY 1999 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY ANDINTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| The U.S. policy and strategy on combating terrorism have been evolving since the 1970s and are articulated in Presidential Directives and implementing guidance. These guidance documents divide activities to combat terrorism into three elements: preventing and deterring terrorism; responding toa terrorist crisis, and managing the consequences after a terrorist attack. One of the highest priorities in the federal government is to prevent and prepare for terrorist attacks that use weapons ... |
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