Federal Contracting : effort to consolidate governmentwide acquisition data systems should be reassessed : report to congressional committees / United States Government Accountability Office.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office, author, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Contracting out--United States.

Contracting out.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 29 pages) : illustrations.

Other Title:

Federal Contracting

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), [2012]

Summary:

The U.S. Government spends more than $500 billion each year on contracts. To ensure contracts are managed effectively, the government has established policies and procedures for advertising, awarding, administering, and reporting on them. Historically, data systems used to implement these steps have been fragmented and duplicative, with multiple systems across different agencies providing similar services. The Integrated Acquisition Environment (IAE) was initiated in 2001 to bring together different data systems into a unified system. It is intended to reduce duplication and information technology costs, and create a more streamlined and integrated federal acquisition process.GAO was asked to assess (1) the acquisition strategy being used to develop IAE; (2) progress that has been made in consolidating IAE systems; and (3) any challenges that may affect the completion of IAE. GAO analyzed program costs, schedules, contracts, acquisition documents, and briefings, and interviewed IAE program officials and contractors.

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