United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1997-01-29 monographic deposited born digital 27 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-97-48 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-48 P0b002ee18037eaeb f:ns97048 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-48 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-48 NSIAD-97-48 Defense cost control Defense budgets Defense procurement Department of Defense contractors Contract costs Defense contracts Reengineering (management) Cost analysis DOD Single Process Initiative F-15 Aircraft F-16 Aircraft F-22 Aircraft Navy Aegis Shipbuilding Program National Performance Review Letter Report NSIAD The Pentagon considers acquisition reform (lowering the cost of acquiring weapon systems) to be one of its highest priorities. In an era of shrinking military budgets, the Defense Department (DOD) plans to use the savings from acquisition reform to pay for forces modernization. DOD established a reinvention laboratory in September 1994 to help reduce nonvalue added oversight requirements, thereby lowering contractors' compliance costs and the government's oversight costs. Overall, the reinvention laboratory has made only limited progress in reducing the cost of contractors' compliance with government regulations and oversight requirements. In particular, laboratory participants reported little success in addressing nine of the top 10 cost drivers. DOD officials said that the reinvention laboratory tended to receive little top-level support from elsewhere in DOD. Other factors that limited various projects included statutory and non-DOD regulatory requirements, disagreements between DOD and contractors over the value of some oversight requirements, and difficulties coordinating and obtaining approval for proposed changes that involved multiple customers. These results, however, should not deter DOD from continuing its efforts to reduce nonvalue added oversight requirements. Sustained support from DOD leadership is essential. From a budgetary perspective, the laboratory results underscore the need for caution in estimating cost savings from oversight reform. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-48/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-48.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-48/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-48.pdf GAO/NSIAD-97-48 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-48 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-97-48; Acquisition Reform: DOD Faces Challenges in Reducing Oversight Costs; Defense cost control Defense budgets Defense procurement Department of Defense contractors Contract costs Defense contracts Reengineering (management) Cost analysis DOD Single Process Initiative F-15 Aircraft F-16 Aircraft F-22 Aircraft Navy Aegis Shipbuilding Program National Performance Review Public Law 87-1