The Government Accountability Office has been asked by congressional defense committee staffers to "informally" evaluate data-based assertions made by Frank Kendall, the Pentagon's acquisition chief, that the Defense Department's Better Buying Power initiative has controlled weapon system contract costs. Mike Sullivan, director of acquisition and sourcing management issues at GAO, confirmed the ongoing BBP evaluation to Inside Defense , but noted that the informal request from Capitol Hill would not result in a typical months-long effort from his agency. "We've...
