Friday, February 24, 2012

Study Finds $1.2B in Duplicate Spending at Defense, Energy

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A new report from Government Accountability Office found more than $1.2 billion in duplicate investments in information technology (IT) between two federal agencies.

The report, released this week, reviewed a sample of more than 800 IT investments by the Departments of Defense (DOD) and Energy (DOE) made between fiscal years 2007 to 2012.

GAO found 37 examples of “potentially duplicative” or “misclassified” investments—31 at DOD and six at DOE.

For example, the report identified four U.S. Navy (DOD) investments in personnel assignment technology, including a separate system for officers, one for enlisted personnel, one for reservists, and one general assignment system, for a combined total of more than $28 million.

Read more: http://freebeacon.com/study-finds-1-2-billion-in-duplicative-spending-at-defense-energy/

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