Contract Pricing

Improving Defense Management and Oversight Gao ID: T-NSIAD-92-40 June 4, 1992

Several years ago, GAO highlighted defense acquisition as a "high risk" area in which weak contractor controls and poor Defense Department (DOD) management information made the government vulnerable to waste, fraud, and abuse. GAO pointed out in testimony last year that DOD contracts were overpriced by billions of dollars. While DOD has taken several steps to deal with these problems, GAO's most recent audit work suggests that these steps are not enough. Contractor compliance with existing laws and regulations is still inadequate, and the government remains at high risk. This testimony discusses in detail the current state of contract overpricing and DOD management controls and makes recommendations to help DOD overcome its problems.



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