July 11, 2014

Navy and Marine Corps Have Weak Procurement Processes for Cost-Reimbursement Contract Issuance and Management

We are required to perform this audit in accordance with the FY 2009 National Defense Authorization Act, section 864, “Regulations on the Use of Cost Reimbursement Contracts.” Our objective was to determine whether the Navy and Marine Corps complied with interim Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) revisions on the use of cost-reimbursement contracts. This is the fourth in a series of reports on DoD compliance with the interim rule for the use of cost-reimbursement contracts. We reviewed a nonstatistical sample of 170 contracts (77 basic contracts and 93 orders) out of 9,973 Navy and Marine Corps contract actions, valued at over $32 billion from March 17, 2011, through February 29, 2012.

July 7, 2014

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Potentially Overpaid Bell Helicopter for Sole-Source Commercial Spare Parts (Redacted)

We determined whether the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) was purchasing sole-source commercial parts at fair and reasonable prices from Bell Helicopter Textron (Bell). We selected a nonstatistical sample to perform price analysis, sales analysis, and cost analysis to determine whether the prices were fair and reasonable.

July 7, 2014

Procedures to Ensure Sufficient Rare Earth Elements for the Defense Industrial Base Need Improvement (Redacted)

We determined whether DoD effectively planned for life-cycle sustainment of rare earth elements (REE) for the defense industrial base (DIB). Specifically, we determined whether DoD effectively implemented procedures to maintain a sufficient and available supply of REEs for the DIB.

July 2, 2014

Improvements Needed in the General Fund Enterprise Business System Budget-to-Report Business Process

We performed this audit to determine whether the General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS) Program Management Office (PMO) implemented the DoD Business Enterprise Architecture Budget-to-Report (B2R) Business Process to properly support the Army General Fund (AGF) Statement of Budgetary Resources (SBR).

June 26, 2014

Army's Audit Readiness at Risk Because of Unreliable Data in the Appropriation Status Report

We performed the audit to assess the reliability of a nonstatistical sample of data reported in the Army General Fund’s Accounting Report (Monthly) 1002, “Appropriation Status by Fiscal Year Program and Subaccounts Report,” (Appropriation Status Report).

June 26, 2014

U.S. Central Command Vulnerability Management Program Needs Improvement (Classified)

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June 9, 2014

Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense Program Needs to Improve Software, Test, and Requirements Planning (Redacted)

We evaluated the efforts to prepare the Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) program for initial production. We also determined whether six allegations in an August 2012 Defense Hotline complaint concerning the Army’s management of the program were substantiated.

May 21, 2014

Opportunities for Cost Savings and Efficiencies in the DoD Permanent Change of Station Program

The objective of the audit was to determine whether DoD could implement potential cost savings and efficiencies throughout the DoD Permanent Change of Station (PCS) Program.

May 16, 2014

Navy Officials Inappropriately Managed the Infrared Search and Track Program (Classified)

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May 16, 2014

Navy Controls Over theRequirements Development Processfor Military Construction Projectsat Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti,Need Improvement (For Official Use Only)

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