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New GAO Reports: Border Patrol Strategy, DHS Acquisition Authority

  • Border Patrol Strategy – Progress and Challenges in Implementation and Assessment Efforts, GAO-12-688T, May 8, 2012
  • Department of Homeland Security – Further Action Needed to Improve Management of Special Acquisition Authority, GAO-12-557, May 8, 2012: “When DHS was created in 2002, Congress granted it special acquisition authority to use “other transaction” agreements, which are special vehicles used for research and development or prototype projects. Unlike conventional contracts, other transaction agreements offer flexibilities to reach entities that traditionally have not done business with the government. They have risks, however, because they are exempt from the Federal Acquisition Regulation and other requirements.”

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