United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2003-09-30 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:GAO-03-1068 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1068 P0b002ee18039fdb3 f:d031068 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1068 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1068 GAO-03-1068 Federal procurement Federal procurement policy Procurement planning Procurement records Program evaluation Reporting requirements Data integrity Data collection Defense Contract Action Data System Federal Procurement Data System Other Written Product A08617 In recent years, the federal government has introduced new ways to streamline the acquisition process. One of those vehicles is the simplified acquisition procedures test program, which removes some of the procedural requirements for buying commercial goods and services. Using the test program, federal procurement officials can make purchases faster than they have in the past for procurements not exceeding $5 million. Congress mandated that GAO determine the extent to which federal executive agencies--at a minimum, the Department of Defense (DOD)--have taken advantage of the test program and any benefits realized. One way to measure use is to examine test program data from the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS). It is the central repository of contracting information. In addition to examining FPDS data, GAO looked at data from DOD's data system. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1068/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1068.htm GAO-03-1068 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1068 Other Written Product GAO-03-1068; Contract Management: No Reliable Data to Measure Benefits of the Simplified Acquisition Test Program; Federal procurement Federal procurement policy Procurement planning Procurement records Program evaluation Reporting requirements Data integrity Data collection Defense Contract Action Data System Federal Procurement Data System Public Law 103-355 Public Law 104-106 Public Law 104-208 Public Law 107-296 Public Law 107-314