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Recovering SkyDiver
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| In January 2003, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) designated the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) mplementation and transformation as high risk because of the size and complexity of the effort and the existing challenges faced by the components being merged into the department. The success of the effort to integrate numerous agencies and organizations into one cabinet-level department rests in large part on DHS's ability to effectively acquire the wide range of goods and services it needs to achieve its mission of protecting the nation from terrorism. DHS is undertaking a number of large, complex investments as the federal government increasingly relies on contractors for roles and missions previously performed by government employees. One of the department's largest investments -- the Deepwater program, now estimated to cost $24 billion -- is the Coast Guard's major effort to replace or modernize its aircraft and vessels. Rather than using a traditional acquisition approach, the Coast Guard is using a system integrator to design, construct, deploy, support, and integrate the Deepwater assets. GAO is prepared to discuss (1) the overarching challenges DHS faces in establishing an effective acquisition organization, (2) GAO's prior work on Coast Guard and contractor management of the Deepwater program, and (3) the status of GAO's ongoing reviews.
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Hard Charger
 
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| Arg...typical gubment gobly gook.....why do we need DHS to identify and control something that was already in place and needed the attention long before 9/11? Hell, why don't they just tie all the friggin services under DHS so every service can get what they need upgraded since all of them are involved in homeland security in one form or another! Either that or get rid of DHS all together and operate without all the extra DHS beurocratic red tape! Is it because the DOD was doing a piss poor job to begin with? If that is the case, fix that instead of create more pork!
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DHS is a classic example of a failure of leadership. What is scary is that the USCG is the best within DHS.
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