Accession Number:

AD1016461

Title:

Acquisition Practices Used at United States Marine Corps Program Executive Officer Land Systems: Program Manager Medium and Heavy Tactical Vehicles

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

Department of Defense Inspector General Alexandria United States

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

2014-09-22

Pagination or Media Count:

60.0

Abstract:

This audit was initiated in response to allegations made to the Defense Hotline about Program Executive Officer Land Systems, Program Manager Medium and Heavy Tactical Vehicles PM MHTV, acquisition practices. This report discusses allegations with the PM MHTV plan to procure additional Automatic Fire Extinguishing Systems AFES before addressing safety risks identified in the initial systems purchased. We will issue another report discussing our review of allegations that the PM MHTV requested funding for unknown, future projects without valid and defined requirements initiated acquisitions without a documented and validated requirement committed to equipment solutions without considering lifecycle costs or nonmaterial solutions as alternative solutions and failed to document acquisition decisions and that the proper authority made those decisions.

Descriptors:

• contracts
• acquisition
• military vehicles
• marine corps equipment
• military procurement
• combat vehicles
• safety
• fire extinguishers
• system safety
• fire suppression

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE