Acquisition: Allegation Concerning the Mobile Detection Assessment Response System Program

摘要

The report addresses an allegation of waste in the Mobile Detection Assessment Response System Program. The Department of Defense Office of Inspector General performed the audit in response to a congressional request on behalf of a constituent who alleged waste in the Mobile Detection Assessment Response System Program. The constituent identified 27 issues of concern with the program. The Mobile Detection Assessment Response System Program is a joint Army and Navy program to develop a robotic physical security system and is part of the Joint Robotics Program. The system has an interior platform and an exterior platform and both platforms are controlled from a single console, using the Multiple Resource Host Architecture command and control software. The program is managed by the Army. In assessing the 27 issues of concern that were submitted with the allegation, we did identify outstanding problems with program management that the Army Program Office has not resolved for the Mobile Detection Assessment Response System-Interior Program. As a result, we have no assurance that the Mobile Detection Assessment Response System-Exterior Program will not encounter the same problems. The Army nonconcurred with the report conclusions and recommendations. Management stated that the report failed to define the allegations that were substantiated and why. While the report did identify shortfalls in the program management, the report failed to tie program management shortfalls to allegations of waste. A discussion of the management comments is in the Finding section of the report and the complete text is in the Management Comments section.