Information Technology: DOD's Acquisition Policies and Guidance Need to Incorporate Additional Best Practices and Controls

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 2004-07-30 monographic deposited born digital 56 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-722 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-722 P0b002ee18038c899 f:d04722 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-722 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-722 GAO-04-722 ADP procurement Best practices Defense procurement Information technology Procurement policy Procurement practices Systems analysis Best practices methodology Policy evaluation Internal controls Other Written Product A11167 Information Technology: DOD's Acquisition Policies and Guidance Need to Incorporate Additional Best Practices and Controls The way in which the Department of Defense (DOD) has historically acquired its business systems has been cited as a root cause for its limited success in delivering promised system capabilities and benefits on time and within budget. In response, DOD recently revised its systems acquisition policies and guidance to incorporate best practices, including those pertaining to business systems. GAO was asked to determine whether DOD's revised systems acquisition policies and guidance (1) are consistent with industry best practices, including those pertaining to commercial component-based systems, and (2) provide the necessary controls to ensure that DOD component organizations adhere to the practices. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-722/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-722.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-722/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-722.pdf GAO-04-722 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-722 Other Written Product GAO-04-722; Information Technology: DOD's Acquisition Policies and Guidance Need to Incorporate Additional Best Practices and Controls; ADP procurement Best practices Defense procurement Information technology Procurement policy Procurement practices Systems analysis Best practices methodology Policy evaluation Internal controls United States Public Law 255 (97th Congress) Public Law 97-255 United States Public Law 62 (103rd Congress) Public Law 103-62 United States Public Law 314 (107th Congress) Public Law 107-314