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 1998-09-10 monographic deposited born digital 24 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-98-225 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-98-225 P0b002ee1803a42b3 f:ns98225 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-98-225 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-98-225 NSIAD-98-225 Department of Defense contractors Defense cost control Defense procurement Defense economic analysis Human resources utilization Reductions in force Contract costs Cost analysis Air Force Titan Launch Vehicle Program B-2 Aircraft Other Written Product NSIAD Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on seven defense contractor business combinations to determine whether the Department of Defense (DOD) is realizing savings as a result of such restructuring activities, focusing on: (1) the amount of restructuring savings expected by DOD from the seven business combinations; (2) the impact of selected restructuring activities on the contractors' cost of operations; and (3) whether savings could be traced to contract prices.<p/>GAO noted that: (1) for the seven business combinations GAO reviewed, DOD expects that it will save about $3.3 billion from contractor restructuring activities, such as laying off workers, closing facilities, and relocating employees and equipment; (2) GAO's assessment of selected restructuring activities showed that they had lowered the cost of operations at the seven business combinations by hundreds of millions of dollars; (3) such reductions benefited DOD because the costs of defense contracts were lower than they would have been if the restructuring activities had not occurred; (4) determining the precise impact of restructuring on specific contract prices requires isolating the impact of these activities from nonrestructuring-related factors, such as changes in business volume, quantities purchased, and accounting practices; and (5) DOD, selected business segments, and GAO were generally not able to isolate the effects of restructuring from those of other factors. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-98-225/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-98-225.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-98-225/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-98-225.pdf GAO/NSIAD-98-225 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-98-225 Other Written Product GAO/NSIAD-98-225; Defense Contractor Restructuring: Benefits to DOD and Contractors; Department of Defense contractors Defense cost control Defense procurement Defense economic analysis Human resources utilization Reductions in force Contract costs Cost analysis Air Force Titan Launch Vehicle Program B-2 Aircraft Public Law 103-337 Public Law 104-208 Public Law 105-85