Defense Capabilities and Management Team
Washington, DC
Agency facts
- Full name
- Government Accountability Office Defense Capabilities and Management
- Acronym
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- DCM
- Office code
- 050DCM
- Organization
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- DCM
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About this agency
The Government Accountability Office Defense Capabilities and Management is a civilian sub-agency within the legislative branch that conducts audits, evaluations, and policy analysis on defense acquisition, military readiness, and related federal management issues. The office does not function as a procurement or grant-making entity in the operational sense; its role is investigative and advisory rather than transactional.
The contract-award portfolio on record reflects minimal transactional activity: a single small-business contract awarded on November 5, 2015, with combined potential value of $3 thousand and $3 thousand obligated. No contract awards have been recorded in the decade since. The agency has awarded to one distinct prime contractor, all under small-business set-asides. No recent contract opportunities or grant activity is recorded against the agency or its descendant offices. This portfolio reflects the agency's nature as a research, audit, and advisory entity within Congress rather than a traditional federal buyer or funder of external work.
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What is Defense Capabilities and Management Team?
Defense Capabilities and Management Team (DCM) is part of GAO Except Comptroller General, Government Accountability Office. Its full name is Government Accountability Office Defense Capabilities and Management.
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