Audit of the Military Services’ Award of Cost-Reimbursement Contracts

Submitting OIG:

Department of Defense OIG

Date Issued:

Monday, September 26, 2022

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Department of Defense

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

DODIG-2022-137

Component, if applicable:

Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA)

United States Air Force (USAF)

United States Army (USA)

United States Marine Corps (USMC)

United States Navy (USN)

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Audit

Questioned Costs:

Funds for Better Use:

Number of Recommendations:

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Attachment	Size
DODIG-2022-137Redacted.pdf	11.45 MB

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation	Additional Details
D-2022-0137-D000AV-0001-0007	Open	No
Rec. 7: The DoD OIG recommended that the Assistant Commander of Contracts, Marine Corps System Command, develop and distribute guidance requiring contracting officials to obtain and document in the acquisition plan or contract file the potential for cost-reimbursement contracts to transition to firm-fixed-price contracts to the maximum extent practicable, including the nature of cost-reimbursement contracts and the inability to transition to a firm-fixed-price contract.

Department of Defense OIG

Department of Defense

The Department of Defense Office of Inspector General was established in 1982. The mission of the DoD OIG, as established by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, (5 U.S.C. Appendix); and implemented by DoD Directive 5106.01, "Inspector General of the Department of Defense," is to serve as an independent and objective office in DoD to:

a) conduct, supervise, monitor, and initiate audits, evaluations, and investigations relating to programs and operations of the Department of Defense,

b) provide leadership and coordination and recommend policies for activities designed to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the administration of, and to prevent and detect fraud and abuse in, such programs and operations,

c) provide a means for keeping the Secretary of Defense and the Congress fully and currently informed about problems and deficiencies relating to the administration of such programs and operations and the necessity for and progress of corrective action

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Audit of the Military Services’ Award of Cost-Reimbursement Contracts

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