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 2006-04-17 monographic deposited born digital 9 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-480R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-480R P0b002ee180382993 f:d06480r DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-480R machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-480R GAO-06-480R Communication satellites Cost effectiveness analysis Defense procurement Policy evaluation Procurement planning Procurement policy Strategic planning Bandwidth Correspondence A51704

The Department of Defense (DOD) continues to rely on commercial satellite communications to plan and support operations. DOD use of commercial satellite bandwidth has increased over the past few years, making the department the largest single customer of commercial satellite bandwidth. In recent years, DOD's process for acquiring commercial satellite communications has received criticism for being lengthy, inflexible, and costly. DOD is now reexamining how it procures commercial satellite services to address these issues. Congress asked us to summarize the actions that DOD has taken to date in revising its requirements and acquisition approach for commercial satellite services. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-480R/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-480R.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-480R/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-480R.pdf GAO-06-480R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-480R Correspondence GAO-06-480R; Department of Defense Actions to Modify its Commercial Communications Satellite Services Procurement Process; Communication satellites Cost effectiveness analysis Defense procurement Policy evaluation Procurement planning Procurement policy Strategic planning Bandwidth Title 41 Section 403(6) 41 U.S.C. 403(6) Public Law 108-375