Information technology : better informed decision making needed on Navy's Next Generation Enterprise Network acquisition : report to congressional requesters.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office

Contributor:

Melvin, Valerie C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Navy Department--Procurement--Evaluation.

United States.

United States. Navy--Information technology.

United States. Navy.

United States. Navy Department.

Intranets (Computer networks)--Purchasing--United States.

Intranets (Computer networks).

Armed Forces--Procurement--Evaluation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 48 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Other Title:

Better informed decision making needed on Navy's Next Generation Enterprise Network

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2011]

Summary:

The Department of the Navy (DON) has launched its Next Generation Enterprise Network (NGEN) program to replace the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) program. NGEN capabilities, such as secure transport of voice and data, data storage, and e-mail, are to be incrementally acquired through multiple providers. As planned, the first increment is expected to provide comparable NMCI capabilities, additional information assurance, and greater DON network control, at a cost of about $50 billion through fiscal year 2025. Given the size, importance, and complexity of NGEN, GAO was asked to determine whether DON has sufficiently analyzed alternative acquisition approaches and has a reliable schedule for executing the program, and whether program acquisition decisions have been performance- and risk-based. To do this, GAO reviewed the NGEN analysis of alternatives, integrated master schedule, and key milestone decisions. GAO is recommending that DOD limit further investment in NGEN until it conducts an interim review to reconsider the selected acquisition approach and addresses issues discussed in this report. In its comments, DOD stated that it did not concur with the recommendation to reconsider its acquisition approach; GAO maintains that without doing so, DOD cannot be sure it is pursuing the most cost-effective approach.

Notes:

Title from cover screen (viewed Mar. 15, 2011).

"March 2011."

Includes bibliographical references.

"GAO-11-150."

OCLC:

707405776