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 2006-09-08 monographic deposited born digital 10 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-987R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-987R P0b002ee1803747c2 f:d06987r DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-987R machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-987R GAO-06-987R Accountability Data integrity Defense procurement Employees Federal personnel administrative law Noncompliance Personnel management AT&L June 2006 Human Capital Strategic Plan Correspondence A60607 During the course of our work for Congress examining the space acquisition workforce, we learned that the Department of Defense (DOD) may not be periodically publishing a list of designated critical acquisition positions as required by statute. We are bringing this matter to your attention not only because it is a requirement to publish this data, but because having it is critical to effectively managing DOD's current workforce. Operating without this critical information may result in flawed decisions regarding this part of the workforce and may put the organization's ability to sustain its mission or function effectively at risk. The designation "critical acquisition positions," according to the 1990 Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA), refers to certain senior-level military and civilian positions that carry significant responsibility and primarily consist of supervisory, oversight, and management duties in the DOD acquisition system. They are a key factor in ensuring that DOD acquisitions--some of which are very expensive and critical to the success of current combat operations--are effectively managed. In accordance with DAWIA and as was later codified in Title 10 of the United States Code, the Secretary of Defense is required to periodically publish a list of critical acquisition positions. The service Secretaries are responsible to ensure that the individuals who hold these positions have the appropriate skills, experience, and rank to perform their duties effectively. According to a DOD instruction on the reporting of DOD acquisition personnel data, the services are required to provide data on their critical acquisition positions to the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC). We sought to determine whether DOD is publishing a list of critical acquisition positions, as required by statute. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-987R/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-987R.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-987R/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-987R.pdf GAO-06-987R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-987R Correspondence GAO-06-987R; Defense Acquisitions: DOD Needs to Establish an Implementing Directive to Publish Information and Take Actions to Improve DOD Information on Critical Acquisition Positions; Accountability Data integrity Defense procurement Employees Federal personnel administrative law Noncompliance Personnel management AT&L June 2006 Human Capital Strategic Plan Public Law 101-510