GAO said in an August report that there are several factors that hinder DoD to collectively evaluate its investments in weapon platforms, such as lack of an integrated system to oversee such investments, leadership changes and outdated portfolio management policies.
According to the report, service branches are more likely to carry out portfolio reviews than the Pentagonâs acquisition and requirement officials and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
GAO has called on DoD to evaluate portfolios on an annual basis, update its rules on portfolio management, assign a senior official to oversee the implementation of such rules and boost investments in analytical platforms.