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Sept. 6, 2013

Improvements Needed at the Defense AdvancedResearch Projects Agency When Evaluating BroadAgency Announcement Proposals

Our objective was to determine whether the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) properly awarded contracts from broad agency announcements (BAAs). Specifically, we reviewed contracts awarded and funded by DARPA from DARPA BAAs published in March 2011 through September 30, 2012.

Aug. 29, 2013

Quality Control Review of the PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP FY 2011 Single Audit of SRI International

SRI International (SRI) is an independent, nonprofit research institute headquartered in Menlo Park, California. SRI conducts client-sponsored research and development for government agencies, commercial businesses, foundations, and other organizations. SRI expended $424.2 million in Federal awards for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, under one Federal program, the research and development cluster. Of the $424.2 million, $295.2 million was expended for Department of Defense programs.

Aug. 26, 2013

Report on Quality Control Review of the Grant Thornton, LLP, FY 2011 Single Audit of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement ofMilitary Medicine

As the cognizant Federal agency for the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (the Foundation), we began a review of the Grant Thornton LLP (Grant Thornton), single audit and supporting working papers for the audit period October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011. The purpose of our review was to determine whether the single audit was conducted in accordance with auditing standards1 and the auditing and reporting requirements of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133, “Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations,” (Circular A-133). Appendix A contains additional criteria, scope, and methodology of the review; and Appendix B lists the compliance requirements that Grant Thornton determined to be applicable to the FY 2011 audit.

Aug. 23, 2013

Army Needs Better Processes to Justify and Manage Cost-Reimbursement Contracts

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.”

Aug. 23, 2013

Award and Administration of Multiple-AwardContracts at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Need Improvement

Our objectives were to determine whether contracting officials provided a fair opportunity to compete, supported price reasonableness determinations, and performed adequate surveillance for task orders issued under multiple-award contracts for services in accordance with Federal and DoD procedures. We reviewed 20 task orders, valued at $15.8 million, awarded under two multiple-award contracts.

Aug. 22, 2013

Assessment of the DSE 40mm Grenades

Our assessment focused on the reliability and quality control procedures for 40mm grenades procured by DoD from DSE, Inc. Specifically, we assessed the quality management systems employed by DSE Systems, LLC., a division of DSE, Inc., for manufacturing the M550 fuze.

Aug. 21, 2013

Acquisition of the Air Force Hard Target Void Sensing Fuze Program (Redacted)

Our audit objective was to determine whether the Air Force effectively prepared the Hard Target Void Sensing Fuze (HTVSF) program for the production and deployment phase of the acquisition process.