Suggested Reading (Reports, etc.)
Acquisition References
AT&L Magazine, Strategic Sourcing, Is it a Variant of Lean Six Sigma?", September-October 2007
Department of the Navy, Acquisition Plan Guide, dated March 2007
Department of the Navy (DoN) Management and Oversight Process For the Acquisition of Services (Revised) MOPAS 2
Department of the Navy (DoN) Acquisition and Capabilities Guidebook for the inclusion in the Defense Acquisition University AT&L Knowledge Sharing System (AKSS)
Acquisition Advisory Panel Final Report, January 2007
AT&L Magazine, "Industrial Alliances, Defense Supply Center Richmond Develops Supply Chain Alliances", September-October 2006
Army Contracting Agency, Acquisition Instruction (AI), dated August 2006
AT&L Magazine, "Lessons Learned, Strategic Sourcing, Insights from Early Marine Corps Commodity Teams", May-June 2006
Air Force Contracting Strategic Plan, Fiscal Years 2006-2007
Army Contracting Agency, Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) Guide, dated January 11, 2005
AT&L Magazine, "Workforce Development, The AT&L Performance Learning Model", July-August 2004
Army Contracting Agency, Customer Guide, dated May 2004
Forces Command Contracting Management Reviews, "A Guide for Success", FORSCOM Pamphlet 715-9, dated January 31, 1999
DoD IG Reports
DoD IG, Report No. D-2007-007, FY 2005 DoD Purchases Made Through the General Services Administration, dated October 30, 2007
DoD IG, Report No. D-2007-098, Use and Control of Intragovernmental Purchases at the Defense Intelligence Agency, dated May 18, 2007
DoD IG, Report No. D-2007-079, Performance Based Service Contract for Environmental Services at the Navy Public Works Center, San Diego, California, dated April 30, 2007
DoD IG, Report No. D-2007-07-044, FY 2005 DoD Purchases Made Through the Department of the Interior, Dated January, 16, 2007
DoD IG, Report No.D-2006-073, Report on the DoD Acquisition Workforce Count, April 17, 2006
DoD IG, Report No. D-2006-010, Contract Surveillance for Service Contracts, dated October 28, 2005
DoD IG Report, Acquisition, DoD Purchases, Made Through the General Services Administration (D-2005-096), dated July 29, 2005
DoD IG, Report No. D-2005-028, DoD Workforce Employed to Conduct Public-Private Competitions Under the DoD Competitive Sourcing Program, dated February 01, 2005
DOD IG Report No. D-2004-094, Acquisition, Direct Care Medical Services Contracts, dated June 24, 2004
DoD IG, Report No. D-2004-076, Statement of David K. Steensma, Assistant Inspector General, Contract Management, COL William J. Kelley, Program Manager, Data Mining Division, Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to the Senate Committee Governmental Affairs on How to Save the Taxpayers Money Through Prudent Use of the Purchase Card, Dated April 28, 2004
DoD IG, Report No. D-2004-058, Early Payment of Invoices by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service Columbus, dated March 12, 2004
DoD IG, Report No. D-2004-015, Contracts for Professional, Administrative, and Management Support Services, dated October, 31, 2003
GAO Reports
GAO Report No. GAO-07-832T, Defense Business Transformation, A Full-Time Chief Management Officer with a Term Appointment is Needed to Maintain Continuity of Effort and Achieve Sustainable Success, dated October 16, 2007
GAO Report No. GAO-07-273, Defense Contracting, Improved Insight and Controls Needed over DoD's Time-and-Materials Contracts, dated June 2007
GAO Report No. GAO-07-631, Defense Budget, Trends in Operation and Maintenance Costs and Support Services Contracts, dated May 2007
GAO Report No. GAO-07-640R, Defense Services Acquisition, Questions for the Record, dated March 26, 2007
GAO Report No. 07-20, Defense Acquisitions, Tailored Approach Needed to Improve Service Acquisition Outcomes, dated November 2006
GAO Report No. GAO-06-800T, DoD Acquisitions, Contracting for Better Outcomes, dated September 2006
GAO Report No. GAO-05-201, Interagency Contracting, Problems with DoD's and Interior's Orders to Support Military Operations, dated April 2005
GAO Report No. GAO-05-274, Contract Management, Opportunities to Improve Surveillance on Department of Defense Service Contracts, dated March 2005
GAO Report No. GAO-05-207, High Risk Series, An Update, dated January 2005
GAO Report No. GAO-03-661, Best Practices, Improved Knowledge of DoD Service Contracts Could Reveal Significant Savings, dated June 2003
GAO Report No. GAO-02-230, Best Practices, Taking a Strategic Approach Could Improve DoD's Acquisition of Services, January 2002
GSA IG Reports
GSA IG, Report No. A060149, Review of EOFFER/EMOD, GSA's Electronic Contract Proposal and Modification System, dated March 06, 2007
GSA IG, Report No. A040246, Semiannual Report to Congress, October 01, 2006-March 31, 2007
GSA IG Report No. A050213, Review of Award for Streamlined Technology Acquisition Resources for Services (STARS) Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC), dated December 27, 2006
GSA IG, Report No. A050186, Semiannual Report to Congress, October 01, 2005-March 31, 2006
GSA IG, Report No. A050262, Report on Internal Controls Over Performance Measures, dated November 08, 2005
GSA IG, Report No. A040252, Audit of FSS's Contractor Assessment Initiative (CAsI), dated February 29, 2005
GSA IG A040226-B-F-F05002 Internal Controls Over Performance Measures
DoI IG Reports
DoI IG, Report No. 2007-G-0002, FY2005 Department of Interior Purchases Made on Behalf of the Department of Defense, dated January 2007
DoI IG, Report No. 2004-I-0060, Evaluation Report, Department of the Interior Contracting for Temporary and Critical Staffing Needs, dated September 30, 2004
DoI IG, Report No. 2007-I-0037, Review of The National Park Service Implementation of the General Accounting Office Recommendations to Improve Travel Cost Management, dated March 2004
Interagency Agreements
Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) Between Depart of Interior Purchases Made on Behalf of the Department of Defense, dated January 2007
Department of Navy, Proper Use of Non-DoD Contracts, dated December 20, 2004
Policy, Laws, and Congressional Reports
Section 2330a of Title 10 U.S. Code, as amended by Section 807 of the FY08 National Defense Authorization Act requires the Department to inventory and review contracts for services.
May 16, 2008 Memorandum: Inventories and Reviews of Contracts for Services (Sec. 807)
March 20, 2008 Memorandum: Proper Use of Time-and-Materials Contract Types
Acquisition Advisory Panel Website
Forscom Contracting Management Review Policy
DoN Interagency Policy