Department of Defense Actions to Modify its Commercial Communications Satellite Services Procurement Process
GAO-06-480R
Published: Apr 17, 2006. Publicly Released: Apr 17, 2006.
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The Department of Defense (DOD) continues to rely on commercial satellite communications to plan and support operations. DOD use of commercial satellite bandwidth has increased over the past few years, making the department the largest single customer of commercial satellite bandwidth. In recent years, DOD's process for acquiring commercial satellite communications has received criticism for being lengthy, inflexible, and costly. DOD is now reexamining how it procures commercial satellite services to address these issues. Congress asked us to summarize the actions that DOD has taken to date in revising its requirements and acquisition approach for commercial satellite services.
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Communication satellitesCost effectiveness analysisDefense procurementPolicy evaluationProcurement planningProcurement policyStrategic planningBandwidthSmall businessSatellite communication