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Border Patrol Paid A Firm $13.6 Million To Hire 2 Recruits Artboard 1

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) paid $297 million to Accenture, a hiring firm, to hire 7,500 new recruits. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that in 10 months the firm … READ MORE

GAO: Improvements Needed in How Some Agencies Report Personal Services Contracts Artboard 1

  Contractors hired under personal services contracts operate like government employees. The federal government reported spending about $1.5 billion on personal services contracts for FYs 2011-2015. The Air Force, Army, … READ MORE

OIG: The Navy Needs More Comprehensive Guidance for Evaluating and Supporting Cost‑Effectiveness of Large‑Scale Renewable Energy Projects Artboard 1

  Navy personnel conducted cost‑effectiveness assessments for the three U.S. Pacific Command large-scale renewable energy projects included in our audit: Solar Multiple Award Contract (Hawaii), Guam Photovoltaic Renewable Energy, and … READ MORE

DoD OIG: DoD Could Save Millions in Profit Paid to Contractors on DoD Depot Labor  Artboard 1

  The Air Force did not effectively negotiate debt labor profit. As a result, three contractors will earn millions in profits and fees low-risk DoD labor. If an alternative partnership type was … READ MORE

GAO: Army Contracting: Leadership Lacks Information Needed To Evaluate and Improve Operations Artboard 1

The Army relies extensively on contracting operations to execute its missions—in fiscal year 2016 alone, it obligated over $74 billion through contracts. GAO reviewed the Army's contracting operations and found … READ MORE

DoD OIG: Acquisition Processes and Contract Management  Artboard 1

  The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation contracting officer did not appropriately determine fair and reasonable prices for sole-source commercial spare parts purchased from CFM International. This occurred because the … READ MORE

GAO: DoD Inventory of Contracted Services: Actions Needed to Help Ensure Inventory Data Are Complete and Accurate  Artboard 1

  The Department of Defense (DOD) continues to face challenges in ensuring that it fully reviews its inventory of contracted services. In fiscal year 2013, the Army reported that nearly 80 … READ MORE

OIG: DoD Needs to Improve Processes for Issuing and Managing Cost-Reimbursement Contracts Artboard 1

Of the 604 contracts reviewed, valued at about $82.7 billion, contracting personnel did not consistently implement the FAR revisions, (the interim rule), for 411 contracts, valued at about $31.7 billion. … READ MORE

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