Defense Procurement Fraud: Justice's Overall Management Can Be Enhanced
GGD-88-96
Published: Jun 29, 1988. Publicly Released: Jul 06, 1988.
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Highlights
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined the Department of Justice's (DOJ) overall management of its defense procurement fraud investigations.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Department of Justice | The Attorney General should reassess the operation of the FACT system with regard to defense procurement fraud to determine what needs to be done to ensure that an interagency tracking system is in place that will provide complete, accurate, and timely information on fraud referrals and cases. |
Closed – Implemented
The Justice Criminal Division fully implemented the FACT system upgrades as of the first week in April 1990. It distributed the forms needed to input the data to all users.
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| Department of Justice | The Attorney General should develop a means for determining the amount of attorney resources being spent on defense procurement fraud and pursue the development of a case-weighting system. |
Closed – Implemented
This recommendation is included as part of broader GAO recommendations that Justice determine the amount of U.S. Attorney resources spent to prosecute various types of cases. EOUSA is developing measures of case complexity.
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| Department of Justice | The Attorney General should select those U.S. attorney offices that investigate a large number of defense procurement fraud referrals and then direct these offices and the Criminal Division to prepare written management plans and update them periodically to assess progress. |
Closed – Not Implemented
The Department has determined that formal written management plans are not practical. The Department does not believe that such plans would significantly improve law enforcement efforts in the defense procurement fraud area. GAO continues to believe such plans are needed.
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