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 2003-12-30 monographic deposited born digital 4 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-295R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-295R P0b002ee1803a596a f:d04295r DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-295R machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-295R GAO-04-295R Data bases Data collection Data integrity Federal procurement Management information systems Procurement records Reporting requirements Procurement policy GSA Federal Procurement Data System GSA Federal Procurement Data System-Next Generation Correspondence A09065

Reliable information is critical to informed decision making and to oversight of the procurement system. The Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) has been the federal government's central database of information on federal procurement actions since 1978. Congress and executive branch agencies rely on FPDS to assess the impact that governmentwide acquisition policies and processes are having on the system generally, as well as with respect to specific geographical areas, markets, and socio-economic goals. Yet despite the importance of the data, we continue to find that FPDS data are inaccurate and incomplete. Although we have not fully assessed the extent of reporting errors, we have found sufficient problems to warrant concern about the current reliability of FPDS information. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-295R/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-295R.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-295R/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-295R.pdf GAO-04-295R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-295R Correspondence GAO-04-295R; Reliability of Federal Procurement Data; Data bases Data collection Data integrity Federal procurement Management information systems Procurement records Reporting requirements Procurement policy GSA Federal Procurement Data System GSA Federal Procurement Data System-Next Generation Title 31 Section 720 31 U.S.C. 720