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 2007-10-16 monographic deposited born digital 45 p. GA 1.13:GAO-08-132T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-132T P0b002ee1803829f9 f:d08132t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-132T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-132T GAO-08-132T Accountability Contract administration Contract oversight Defense capabilities Defense cost control Federal agency reorganization Financial management Internal controls Program evaluation Program management Risk assessment Strategic planning Systems conversions Business planning Business transformation Waste, fraud, and abuse GAO High Risk Series Testimony A77348 The Department of Defense (DOD) continues to face significant challenges in resolving its many long-standing business challenges. DOD is solely responsible for eight high-risk areas and shares responsibility for another seven governmentwide areas on GAO's high-risk list. GAO designated DOD's approach to business transformation as high risk in 2005 because (1) DOD's improvement efforts were fragmented, (2) DOD lacked an enterprisewide and integrated business transformation plan, and (3) DOD had not appointed a senior official at the right level with an adequate amount of time and appropriate authority to be responsible for overall business transformation efforts. A recent DOD directive designated the current Deputy Secretary of Defense as DOD's chief management officer (CMO). Successful overall business transformation, however, will require full-time leadership that is focused solely on the integration and execution of these efforts, over the long term, to resolve pervasive weaknesses that have left DOD vulnerable to waste, fraud, and abuse at a time of increasing fiscal constraint. This testimony is based on previous and ongoing GAO work and discusses (1) the impact of DOD's long-standing business challenges on DOD and the warfighter, and (2) the progress DOD has made and actions needed to achieve sustainable success in its business transformation efforts. This testimony also provides an update on DOD-specific high-risk areas. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-132T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-132T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-132T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-132T.pdf GAO-08-132T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-132T Testimony GAO-08-132T; Defense Business Transformation: A Full-time Chief Management Officer with a Term Appointment Is Needed at DOD to Maintain Continuity of Effort and Achieve Sustainable Success; Accountability Contract administration Contract oversight Defense capabilities Defense cost control Federal agency reorganization Financial management Internal controls Program evaluation Program management Risk assessment Strategic planning Systems conversions Business planning Business transformation Waste, fraud, and abuse GAO High Risk Series Volume 119 Page 3136 119 Stat. 3136 Volume 120 Page 2083 120 Stat. 2083 Public Law 108-375