CONTRACT MANAGEMENT: Excess Payments and Underpayments Continue to Be a Problem at DOD

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Abstract:

We have reported over the last several years that the Department of Defense DOD annually overpaid its contractors by hundreds of millions of dollars and that in some cases these excess payments were not being promptly returned. In response, you requested that we look at the scope of excess payments and underpayments. Specifically, this report examines, for DOD contract payments, the following issues

Author(s):
No Author(s) Identified
Author Organization(s):
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
Pagination:
0032

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
GAO-01-309
Monitor Series:
XD
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_4.5_Operational Contract Support; JCA_4.5.1_Contract Support Integration; JCA_4.5.2_Contractor Management; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_4.5.4_Requirements Definition; JCA_4.2_Supply; JCA_4.2.1_Manage Supplies and Equipment; JCA_5.5_Direct; JCA_5.5.1_Communicate Intent and Guidance; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_8.2_Shape; JCA_8_Building Partnerships; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_8.2.1_Partner with Governments and Institutions; JCA_8.2.2_Provide Aid to Foreign Partners and Institutions; JCA_3.2_Engagement; JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance; JCA_6_Net Centric
Modernization Areas:
Space
Communities of Interest:
Space
Descriptor(s):
*CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND CONTROL, CONTRACTS, PAYMENT
Field(s)/Group(s):
Administration and Management
Keyword(s):
GAO REPORTS
Report Date:
2001 Feb 01
Creation Date:
2001 Apr 04