| Military Readiness: Navy Needs to Assess Risks to Its Strategy to Improve Ship Readiness |
Sep 2012 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Sharon L Pickup; Michael Ferren; Jim Ashley; Mary Jo Lacasse; David Rodriguez; Michael Silver; Amie Steele; Nicole Volchko; Erik Wilkins-McKee; Nicole Willems; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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 | In 2010, the Navy concluded that decisions it made to increase the efficiencies of its surface force had adversely affected ship readiness and service life. To improve ship readiness the Navy developed a new strategy, which includes several initiatives. House Report 112-78, accompanying a proposed bill for the Fiscal Year 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R.1540), directed GAO to review the recent Navy initiatives. GAO assessed the following: (1) how ... |
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| DOD Civilian Workforce: Observations on DOD's Efforts to Plan for Civilian Workforce Requirements |
26 Jul 2012 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
Brenda S Farrell; Margaret Best; Spencer Tacktill; Jennifer Weber; Erik Wilkins-McKee; Nicole Willems; John V Schaik; Penny Berrier; Mark Bird; Timothy DiNapoli; Gayle Fischer; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| GAO s body of work related to prior workforce reductions at DOD and other organizations demonstrates the importance of strategic workforce planning, including a consideration of costs, to help ensure that DOD has a fully capable workforce to carry out its mission. According to GAO s Standards for Internal Control,4 management should ensure that skill needs are continually assessed and that the organization is able to obtain a workforce that ... |
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| Navy Training: Observations on the Navy's Use of Live and Simulated Training |
29 Jun 2012 |
41 pages |
| Authors:
Sharon Pickup; Michael Ferren; Clarine Allen; Grace Coleman; James Lackey; Amie Steele; Maria Storts; Nicole Willems; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The Department of Defense uses live training, simulators, and other virtual training devices to prepare its forces to conduct military operations. Virtual training can help the services mitigate obstacles to training, such as the high cost of conducting live training or range access issues, while allowing military personnel to replicate many of the interactions and procedures they may encounter on the battlefield. In an effort to achieve greater efficiency, maximize ... |
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