| Military Personnel: DOD Addressing Challenges in Iraq and Afghanistan but Opportunities Exist to Enhance the Planning Process for Army Medical Personnel Requirements |
Feb 2011 |
39 pages |
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Brenda S Farrell; Laura Talbott ;John Bumgarner; Susan Ditto; K N Harms; Stephanie Santoso; Adam Smith; Angela Watson; Erik Wilkins-McKee; Michael Willems; Elizabeth Wood; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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 | Afghanistan and Iraq, military medical personnel are among the first to arrive and the last to leave. Sustained U.S. involvement in these operations has placed stresses on the Department of Defense's (DOD) medical personnel. As the U.S. military role in Iraq and Afghanistan changes, the Army must adapt the number and mix of medical personnel it deploys. In response to Congress' continued interest in the services' medical personnel requirements in ... |
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| Military Personnel: Personnel and Cost Data Associated with Implementing DOD's Homosexual Conduct Policy |
Jan 2011 |
56 pages |
| Authors:
Zina D Merritt; Elizabeth C McNally; Clarine S Allen; Christina E Bruff; Grace A Coleman; K N Harms; Grant M Mallie; ;Charles W Perdue; Steven R Putansu; Terry L Richardson; Amie M Steele; Christopher W Turner; Jack B Wang; Erik S Wilkins-McKee; Kimberly Y Young; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| Why GAO Did This Study From fiscal years 1994 through 2009, the Department of Defense (DOD) separated over 13,000 active military servicemembers under its homosexual conduct policy. These separations represent about 0.37 percent of the 3.6 million members separated for all reasons, including expiration of terms of service and retirement. In 2005, GAO reported on the number of separated servicemembers under DOD's homosexual conduct policy who held critical skills and ... |
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| MILITARY PERSONNEL: Comparisons Between Military and Civilian Compensation Can be Useful, but Data Limitations Prevent Exact Comparisons |
28 Apr 2010 |
15 pages |
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Brenda S Farrell; Marion A Gatling; K N Harms; Wesle y A Johnson; Susan C Langley; Charles W Perdue; Jennifer L Weber; Cheryl A Weissman; Natalya Barden; Margaret Braley; Timothy J Carr; Patrick M Dudley; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| In comparing military and civilian compensation, CNA's study as well as a 2007 CBO study,15 found that military pay generally compares favorably with civilian pay. CNA found that in 2006, regular military compensation for enlisted personnel averaged $4,700 more annually than comparable civilian earnings. Similarly, CNA found that military officers received an average of about $11,500 more annually than comparable civilians. Further, CNA found that the inclusion of three military ... |
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| Military Personnel. DOD's and the Coast Guard's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Programs Need to Be Further Strengthened |
24 Feb 2010 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Brenda S Farrell; Randolph C Hite; Marilyn K Wasleski; Neelaxi Lakhmani; Divya Bali; Stacy Bennett; K N Harms; Jim La Due Houtz; Ron Lake; Kim Mayo; Adam Vodraska; Cheryl A Weissman; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| DOD has taken steps to implement our August 2008 recommendations to improve its sexual assault prevention and response program; however, its efforts reflect various levels of progress, and opportunities exist for further program improvements. To its credit, DOD has implemented four of the nine recommendations in our August 2008 report. First, the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) established a working group to address our recommendation to evaluate the ... |
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| Military Recruiting: Clarified Reporting Requirements and Increased Transparency Could Strengthen Oversight over Recruiter Irregularities |
Jan 2010 |
62 pages |
| Authors:
Brenda S Farrell; Elizabeth McNally; Natalya Barden; Seth Carlson; K N Harms; Joanne Landesman; Katherine Lenane; Amber Lopez; Steven Putansu; Terry Richardson; Daniel Webb; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| To sustain a viable military force, the Department of Defense (DoD) depends on recruiting several hundred thousand qualified individuals into the military each year. The service components rely on their recruiters to act with the utmost integrity because even a single incident of wrongdoing on the part of a recruiter -- a recruiter irregularity -- can adversely affect the service components' ability to recruit qualified individuals. The most common types ... |
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| Defense Business Transformation: Status of Department of Defense Efforts to Develop a Management Approach to Guide Business Transformation |
09 Jan 2009 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Sharon L Pickup; Deborah Yarborough; Grace Coleman; K N Harms; Suzanne Perkins; Terry Richardson; Joseph Watkins; Angela Watson; GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC DEFENSE CAPABILITIES AND MANAGEMENT
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| The Department of Defense (DOD) spends billions of dollars to maintain key business operations that support the warfighter. The GAO has reported on weaknesses in DOD's business operations that result in billions of dollars being wasted annually, reduced efficiencies, ineffective performance, inadequate accountability, and a lack of transparency. Currently, DOD has sole responsibility for 8, and shares responsibility for another 7, of the federal government's 27 programs or activities GAO ... |
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| Military Personnel: Actions Needed to Strengthen Implementation and Oversight of DOD's and the Coast Guard's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Programs |
10-Sep-2008 |
18 pages |
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Brenda S Farrell; Marilyn K Wasleski; Joanna Chan; Pawnee A Davis; K N Harms; Wesley A La Due Johnson; Ronald Lake; Amanda K Miller; Cheryl A Weissman; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| In 2004, Congress directed the Department of Defense (DoD) to establish a comprehensive policy to prevent and respond to sexual assaults involving service members. Though not required to do so, the Coast Guard has established a similar policy. This statement addresses implementation and oversight of DoD's and the Coast Guard's programs to prevent and respond to sexual assault incidents. Specifically, it addresses the extent to which DoD and the Coast ... |
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| Military Personnel: DOD's and the Coast Guard's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Programs Face Implementation and Oversight Challenges |
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132 pages |
| Authors:
Brenda S Farrell; Amanda K Miller; Ayeke P Messam; Stephen V Marchesani; Ronald Lake; Wesley A La Due Johnson; K N Harms; Konstantin Dubrovsky; Pawnee A Davis; Joanna Chan; Krislin Bolling; Marilyn K Wasleski; Cheryl A Weissman; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| In 2004, Congress directed the Department of Defense (DoD) to establish a comprehensive policy to prevent and respond to sexual assaults involving service members. Though not required to do so, the Coast Guard has established a similar policy. In response to congressional requests and Senate Report No. 110-77, GAO evaluated the extent to which DoD and the Coast Guard have done the following: (1) developed and implemented policies and programs ... |
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