Expanding the Efficiency Review Program for Commercial Activities Can Save Millions

摘要

Our objective was to determine if and how DOD could expand its efficiency review program to include those commercial activities now exempt. Because a large number of activities are exempt, the potential for increased efficiency and large dollar savings is significant. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76 establishes executive branch policies and procedures to be used to determine whether needed commercial or industrial goods and services should be obtained by contract with private sources or provided in-house using Government facilities and personnel. During July 1981, we interviewed officials responsible for the A-76 program in the Office of Federal Procurement Policy in OMB and the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower, Reserve Affairs and Logistics. We also interviewed Army, Navy, and Air Force officials responsible for monitoring A-76 implementation. Much of the information used during this survey was initially collected for our June 19, 1981, report 'Civil Servants and Contract Employees: Who Should Do What for the Federal Government.' (FPCD-81-43). DOD officials provided data on estimated personnel savings resulting from the efficiency review program. We did not verify the accuracy of these DOD reported savings.