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Title: | Defense Acquisition Workforce: The Department of Defense Has Opportunities to Further Enhance Use and Management of Development Fund |
Other Titles: | Report to the Chairman, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives |
Authors: | United States Government Accountability Office |
Keywords: | Acquisition Workforce Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund (DAWDF) Funding Congress Hiring Retaining Training |
Issue Date: | 1-Mar-2017 |
Publisher: | United States Government Accountability Office |
Citation: | Unlimited Distribution |
Series/Report no.: | Acquisition Workforce Resources SEC809-AWF-17-0022 |
Abstract: | The Department of Defense (DOD), enabled by congressional action, has improved the timeliness of the funding process for the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund (DAWDF). For fiscal year 2015, DOD was authorized to transfer expired funds, which allowed it to fund DAWDF in 2 months. In contrast, for fiscal year 2014, DOD relied on the military departments and other defense agencies (referred to as components) to remit funds to the DOD Comptroller, which took 24 months to complete. As a result, hiring, training, and other initiatives were delayed. Congress also took action in 2016 to reduce the amount of funding carried over from year to year, which totaled $875 million at the beginning of fiscal year 2016, or nearly twice the amount DOD eventually obligated for that year (see figure). GAO estimates that the amount of carryover funds at the beginning of fiscal year 2018 will be reduced to about $156 million. DOD should (1) clarify whether DAWDF funds could be used to pay for personnel to help manage the fund and (2) ensure that DOD components have processes in place to verify the accuracy and completeness of DAWDF data. DOD partially concurred with both recommendations, and has taken or plans to take actions to address them. |
URI: | https://dair.nps.edu/handle/123456789/3927 |
Appears in Collections: | Section 809 Panel: Reports, Recommendations & Resource Library |
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