Air Force Personnel Can Improve Compliance With the Berry Amendment and Buy American Act

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Abstract:

We determined whether Air Force personnel complied with the Berry Amendment footnote 1 and the Buy American Act footnote 2 when they purchased covered items such as food, clothing, tents, textiles, and hand or measuring tools. We performed this audit in response to Section 1601 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2014. We reviewed a nonstatistical sample of 54 contracts, valued at 19.3 million, out of 510 contracts, valued at 45.4 million, that were awarded from October 1, 2013, through May 15, 2015.

Author(s):
No Author(s) Identified
Author Organization(s):
Department of Defense Inspector General Alexandria United States
Descriptive Note:
Technical Report,01 Oct 2013,15 May 2015
Supplementary Note:
DOI: 10.21236/AD1004883
Pagination:
0052

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release;

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Project Number(s):
D2015-D000CG-0188.000
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_4.5_Operational Contract Support; JCA_4.5.1_Contract Support Integration; JCA_4.5.4_Requirements Definition; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.6_Monitor; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.1_Force Management; JCA_5.6.1_Assess Compliance with Guidance; JCA_5.6.3_Assess Achievement of Objectives; JCA_5.6.4_Assess Guidance; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_8.2_Shape; JCA_8_Building Partnerships; JCA_1.2.1_Training; JCA_8.2.1_Partner with Governments and Institutions; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_4.2.3_Manage Global Supplier Networks; JCA_4.2_Supply; JCA_5.5.1_Communicate Intent and Guidance; JCA_5.5_Direct
Communities of Interest:
Human Systems
Descriptor(s):
AUDITING, ACCOUNTABILITY, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, AIR FORCE, AIR FORCE PERSONNEL, CONTRACTS
Keyword(s):
INSPECTOR GENERAL, COMPLIANCE, DOD(DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE), BERRY AMENDMENT, BUY AMERICAN ACT
Report Date:
2016 Feb 24
Creation Date:
2016 Sep 08