Fiscal Year 2005 Performance and Accountability Report Published November 15, 2005
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This is a new governmentwide high-risk area for 2005. Specific and targeted approaches are needed to address interagency contracting risks. Roles and responsibilities for managing interagency contracts need clarification, and agencies need to adopt and implement policies and processes that balance customer service with the need to comply with requirements. (Note: GAO feedback here is not VA-specific.)
VA's Program Response to GAO10:
This has been an area of concern within VA. VA has a long-standing internal requirement for review and approval of all proposed interagency agreements in a non-codified section of the VA Acquisition Regulation. In addition, VA has issued guidance to contracting officers on the use of interagency agreements, including Information Letters 049-05-4 and 049-03-6.
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