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