Enforce existing acquisition policy and identify opportunities to centralize procurement of commercial satellite communications

Acquisitions

Enforce existing acquisition policy and identify opportunities to centralize the Department of Defense's procurement of commercial satellite communications

The Department of Defense should adhere to its policy that all commercial satellite communications are to be procured by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). If it does not follow its stated strategy and do so, the department remains at risk of higher costs and inefficiencies from contracting for commercial services.

SAVINGS

$10 million+ annually

STATUS

LINKS

GAO: DOD Commercial Satellite Communications Procurements

“If we are going to effectively tackle the long-term national security threat posed by our national debt, then we need to seriously examine how our defense dollars are being spent. Waste and inefficiency within the Pentagon not only contributes to our nation’s debt and deficit, it also diminishes the effectiveness of our nation’s armed forces."

Dan Caldwell, USMC (ret.)
Concerned Veterans for America

“I'm concerned that our increasing fractious political process, particularly with respect to federal spending, is threatening our ability to properly defend our nation both in the short term and especially in the long term."

Dan Coats
Director of National Intelligence

“This guide is a much-needed first step toward encouraging politicians to consider all available options for substantive Pentagon reform. Our troops deserve better than broken bureaucracy, and politicians shouldn't fool themselves into thinking that throwing money at the problem is the solution."

Capt. Dan Grazier, USMC (ret.)
Project on Government Oversight

Solutions

Pursuing Smart Tradeoffs