 |
|
Defense acquisitions: actions needed to get better results on weapons systems investments: testimony before the Armed Services Committee
U.S. Government
Paperback. Books LLC, Reference Series 2011-10-03.
ISBN 9781234360573
|
|
|
|
Buy from Amazon.com
|
Publisher description
Original publisher: [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Government Accountability Office, [2006] OCLC Number: (OCoLC)70140971 Subject: Weapons systems -- United States. Excerpt: ... oversight as well as to reduce the time required to prepare status information. DOD also should hold contractors accountable for results. As we have recently recommended, this means structuring contracts so that incentives actually motivate contractors to achieve desired acquisition outcomes and withholding award fees when those goals are not met. In addition, DOD should collect data that will enable it to continually assess its progress in this regard. Table 3: Steps That Can Be Taken to Instill Accountability Who The Secretary of Defense and military service secretaries Make it clear who is accountable on a program for what, including program * Actions managers, their leaders, stakeholders, and contractors * Hold people accountable when these responsibilities are not met Require program managers and others, as appropriate, to stay with * programs until a product is delivered or for system design and demonstration Empower program managers to execute their programs so that they can be * accountable; strengthen training and career paths as needed to ensure that qualified program managers are being assigned Improve the use of award fees in order to hold contractors accountable * In closing, the past year has seen several defense reviews that include new proposed approaches to improve the way DOD buys weapons. These reviews contain many constructive ideas. If they are to produce better results, however, they must heed the lessons taught - but perhaps not learned - by acquisition history. Specifically, DOD must separate needs from wants in the context of the nation's greater fiscal challenges. Policy must also be manifested in decisions on individual programs or reform will be blunted. DOD's current acquisition policy is a case in point. The policy supports a knowledge-based, evolutionary approa
More books by U.S. Government
Similar books
Rate the book
Write a review and share your opinion with others. Try to focus on the content of the book. Read our instructions for further information.
Defense acquisitions: actions needed to get better results on weapons systems investments: testimony before the Armed Services Committee
Book reviews » Defense acquisitions: actions needed to get better results on weapons systems investments: testimony before the Armed Services Committee
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
