Accession Number:

AD1166500

Title:

DOD Business Transformation: A Comprehensive, Integrated, and Enterprisewide Business Transformation Plan Coupled With Sustained Senior Leadership Attention Are Needed to Strengthen Ongoing Efforts

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Congressional Testimony]

Corporate Author:

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC

Personal Author(s):

• Walker , David M.

Report Date:

2006-06-13

Pagination or Media Count:

39

Abstract:

Of the 25 areas on GAOs 2005 high-risk list of federal programs or activities that are at risk for waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement, 8 are Department of Defense DOD programs or operations and 6 are governmentwide high-risk areas for which DOD shares some responsibility. These high-risk areas relate to DODs major business operations. DODs failure to effectively resolve these high-risk areas results in billions of dollars of waste each year, ineffective performance, and inadequate accountability. At a time when DOD is competing for resources in an increasingly fiscally constrained environment, it is critically important that DOD get the most from every defense dollar. DOD has taken several positive steps and devoted substantial resources toward establishing key management structures and processes to successfully transform its business operations and address its high-risk areas, but overall progress by area varies widely and huge challenges remain.

Descriptors:

• national security
• organizational structure
• base closures
• business administration
• information systems
• management personnel
• supply chain management
• congress
• supply chain
• combatant commanders
• law
• logistics
• systems management
• test and evaluation
• united states government
• military personnel
• department of defense

Subject Categories:

• Government and Political Science
• Economics and Cost Analysis

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]