| Defense Transportation: The Armys Hunter Pilot Project is Inconclusive but Provides Lessons Learned |
JUN 1999 |
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GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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 | DOD has long been concerned about the quality of service it provides military personnel and their families when they relocate. DOD spends approximately $3 billion annually to transport, store, and manage the household goods and unaccompanied baggage of its servicemembers and families. Past problems included poor service from movers, excessive incidence of loss or damage to servicemembers' property, and high claims costs to the government. All of these problems contributed ... |
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| NATO Implications of European Integration for Allies' Defense Spending |
JUN 1999 |
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GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| Europe is being affected by a number of changes, including the enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the adoption of a common currency, and the planned enlargement of the European Union (EU). Concerned about Europe's ability to share in the cost of providing a common defense through NATO, you asked us to assess how European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) and the enlargement of the EU may affect ... |
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| Air Force Depot Maintenance: Management Changes Would Improve Implementation of Reform Initiatives |
JUN 1999 |
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GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| The Air Force is implementing three depot maintenance initiatives designed to better manage its depot maintenance programs, including the management of spare and repair parts. The Air Force spends approximately $4 billion on its depot maintenance programs annually. At the request of the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, GAO reviewed the status of the three initiatives and management issues related to the initiatives. ... |
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| Department of Defense Status of Financial Management Weaknesses and Actions Needed to Correct Continuing Challenges |
04 MAY 1999 |
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| Authors:
Gene L. Dodaro; GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| This report outlines DOD's most serious financial management weaknesses, describes the resulting impact on the department's ability to effectively carry out its programs and operations, and highlights the efforts underway to address these deficiencies. These actions must be implemented effectively for DOD to be able to (1) properly account for and report (a) billions of dollars of inventory and property, plant, and equipment and (b) national defense assets, primarily weapon ... |
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| Military Operations: Impact of Operations Other Than War on the Services Varies |
MAY 1999 |
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| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| Since the end of the Cold War, the frequency of U.S. military involvement in operations other than war (OOTW) has increased, while the force structure and number of military personnel have been reduced. You asked us to examine the impact of OOTW on the military services. As agreed with your office, we examined the (1) impact of OOTW on the warfighting capability of each of the services, including the time ... |
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| PUBLIC-PRIVATE COMPETITIONS: Reasonable Processes Used for San Antonio Engine Depot Maintenance Award |
MAY 1999 |
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GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| This report responds to one of several requirements in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 relating to depot maintenance activities. As required, we reviewed the Air Force's selection of a source of repair for depot maintenance work at the closing San Antonio Air Logistics Center, Kelly Air Force Base, Texas. Specifically, we assessed whether the Air Force's procedures for conducting the San Antonio competition provided a substantially ... |
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| Public-Private Competitions: Reasonable Processes Used for Sacramento Depot Maintenance Award |
MAY 1999 |
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GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| As required, we reviewed the Air Force's selection of a source of repair for depot maintenance work at the closing Sacramento Air Logistics Center (ALC), McClellan Air Force Base, California. Specifically, we assessed whether the (1) Air Force's procedures for conducting the Sacramento competition provided substantially equal opportunity for the public and private offerors to compete for the work without regard to performance location, (2) procedures for conducting the competition ... |
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| BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE: More Common Systems and Components Could Result in Cost Savings |
MAY 1999 |
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GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| We reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) efforts to incorporate common subsystems and components in its ballistic missile defense acquisition programs. Specifically, we (1) identified the key benefits that BMDO and service officials believe could be achieved through commonality, (2) determined what BMDO and the services have done to incorporate commonality into their programs, and (3) identified BMDO's plans for instilling commonality in the future. We are addressing this report ... |
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| Satellite Control Systems: Opportunity for DOD to Implement Space Policy and Integrate Capabilities |
MAY 1999 |
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| Authors:
Homer H. Thompson; James A. Elgas; GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| As requested, we (1) reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) progress in integrating and improving its satellite control capabilities and in fostering integrated and interoperable satellite control within the government, as directed by the 1996 national space policy and (2) determined whether opportunities exist for DOD to standardize its satellite control capabilities by using commercial products and practices. |
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| GENDER ISSUES: Perceptions of Readiness in Selected Units |
MAY 1999 |
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| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| Opportunities for women in the military have increased in the last several decades. About 14 percent of the total force is women.1 In 1993 and 1994, significant legislative and policy changes were made that allowed women to serve in many combat-oriented positions previously closed to them.2 Following these changes, the Army, the Navy, and the Marine Corps opened over 550 additional units to women. More than 13,000 women have joined ... |
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| SPACE STATION: Status of Russian Involvement and Cost Control Efforts |
29 APR 1999 |
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GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| Because of Russia's continuing funding problems, NASA developed a multi-faceted contingency plan to mitigate the risk of further delay of the Service Module and the possibility that a reboost capability cannot be provided by the Russians. Payments to Russia for the completion of the Service Module have also been made. Although NASA has developed a strategy to deal with Russian nonperformance, it has not completed an overall contingency plan to ... |
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| Military Safety: Army M939 5-Ton Truck Accident History and Planned Modifications |
09 APR 1999 |
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| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| In April 1997, two U.S. Army Reserve soldiers were fatally injured during a training exercise at a U.S. Army installation. Both were passengers in a M939 series 5-ton tactical cargo truck that overturned. This report identifies (1) the extent to which accidents involving the M939 series 5-ton tactical cargo truck have occurred and (2) the results of Army studies on the truck's design and its plans to address any identified ... |
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| Agricultural Trade Changes Made to Market Access Program, but Questions Remain on Economic Impact |
05 APR 1999 |
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| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| This report responds to your request that we examine the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) implementation of legislative reforms to the Market Access Program (MAP) and their impact on program participation. Since 1986, MAP has provided funds to nonprofit organizations and commercial firms to help support their promotions of U.S. agricultural products in overseas markets. The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), an agency of USDA, administers this program and estimates that ... |
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| DEFENSE REFORM INITIATIVE: Organization, Status, and Challenges |
APR 1999 |
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| Authors:
Barry W. Holman; GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| For the past several years, the Department of Defense (DOD) has been working to reduce its infrastructure and support costs. The Defense Reform initiative (DRI), announced in November 1997, is DOD's latest effort to further this goal. DOD is looking to the DRI to make its current organization and business practices more agile and responsive. DOD also hopes that this initiative will provide a major source of savings that can ... |
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| WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION: Effort to Reduce Russian Arsenals May Cost More, Achieve Less Than Planned |
APR 1999 |
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GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| Since the early 1990s, the Department of Defense (DOD) has supported Russia's design and construction of two facilities intended to promote U.S. national security by helping to reduce Russian arsenals of nuclear and chemical weapons. The first, a storage facility now under construction at Russia's Mayak nuclear complex, is intended to facilitate Russia's elimination of nuclear weapons by providing safe and secure storage for nuclear materials (such as plutonium) removed ... |
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| DEFENSE INVENTORY: DoD Could Improve Total Asset Visibility Initiative With Results Act Framework |
APR 1999 |
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| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| As your Subcommittee requested, we reviewed DOD's implementation of its TAV initiative. This review is one in a series that we are doing to address high-risk inventory management problems at DOD. Specifically, this report discusses (1) the difficulty in determining the status of the initiative's implementation. (2) planning weaknesses that affect the initiative's implementation, and (3) strategies for addressing those weaknesses. |
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| Defense Inventory. Status of Inventory and Purchases and Their Relationship to Current Needs |
APR 1999 |
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| Authors:
Charles Patton; James Murphy; Gary Billen; Leonard Hill; Robert Sommer; GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| As part of our ongoing analysis of the Department of Defense's (DOD) secondary inventory, we have updated our prior analyses of DOD's reported on- hand and on-order inventory. As requested, we determined whether DOD (1) had on- hand inventory exceeding current requirements as of September 30, 1996, and 1997, and (2) was buying inventory for which it had no current requirement as of those same dates. Our analyses are based ... |
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| Force Structure: Navy Is Complying With Battleship Readiness Requirements |
APR 1999 |
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| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| This letter responds to one of our three reporting requirements stated in section 1015 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999. The reporting requirements involve issues associated with the status and future of the Navy's Iowa class battleships. This letter addresses our requirement to report on the Navy's compliance with battleship readiness requirements contained in section 1011 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal ... |
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| Force Structure: Navy is Complying With Battleship Readiness Requirements |
APR 1999 |
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| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| The Navy is complying with the battleship readiness requirements stated in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996. The Navy placed two Iowa Class battleships on the register about 2 years after the act's requirement took effect. Both ships are in good material condition and have been maintained on the register in the highest readiness category for inactive ships. The Navy's Board of Inspection and Surveys had declared ... |
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| Cruise Missile Defense: Progress Made But Significant Challenges Remain |
31 MAR 1999 |
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| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| Because of the Committee's concerns that the Department of Defense (DOD) might not be giving sufficient emphasis to cruise missile defenses, Committee on Armed Services asked GAO to review DOD's progress in establishing adequate mechanisms for coordinating cruise missile defense programs. Our objectives were to (1) identify the organizational structure and mechanisms for coordinating cruise missile defense efforts, (2) determine potential measures of the progress of coordination efforts, (3) assess ... |
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| Military Operations: Status of DOD's Efforts to Develop Future Warfighting Capability |
31 MAR 1999 |
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| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| The Department of Defense (DOD) is implementing a plan designed to meet the critical security challenges of the future by transforming the Armed Forces into a joint force capable of meeting the requirements of 21st century operations. A key element of achieving this transformation the conduct of joint warfighting experimentation, which involves assess; joint warfighting concepts that could lead to changes to doctrine, organization, training and education, materiel, leadership, and ... |
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| Military Housing: Status of the Services' Implementation of the Current Barracks Design Standard |
24 MAR 1999 |
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| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| The Department of Defense (DOD) expects most single junior enlisted service members to live on base in furnished living quarters commonly referred to as barracks. In November 1995, DOD adopted a new barracks construction standard, referred to as the 1+1 design standard, that called for more space and increased privacy in new barracks for service members permanently assigned to an installation. The new standard, which does not ... |
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| Defense Transportation Efforts to Improve DOD's Personal Property Program |
18 MAR 1999 |
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| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| DOD has long been concerned about the quality service members receive from its nearly $3 billion annual program to transport, store, and manage the household goods and unaccompanied baggage of its personnel. Past problems include poor service from its movers, excessive incidence of loss or damage to service members' property, and high claims costs to the government. All of these problems contribute to a poor quality of service for persons ... |
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| DEFENSE ACQUISITION: Best Commercial Practices Can Improve Program Outcomes |
17 MAR 1999 |
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| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| Thank you for the opportunity to submit this statement for the record, which discusses the best practices that can improve the way the Department of Defense (DOD) buys major weapon systems. With DOD's annual research, development, and production spending for major systems at about $85 billion, the Subcommittee's oversight of acquisition policy can have a major impact on the value the taxpayer gets for that expenditure. |
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| Force Structure: Opportunities for the Army to Reduce Risk in Executing the Military Strategy |
15 MAR 1999 |
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| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| The fiscal year 1996 National Defense Authorization Act requires us to annually assess, through 2001, the Army's plans to allocate its end strength to meet the force structure requirements of its combat and support forces. This is the third in a series of reports to respond to this congressional mandate. The Army's force structure requirements are based on the national military strategy to fight and win two nearly simultaneous major ... |
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| Military Pilots: Observations on Current Issues |
04 MAR 1999 |
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| Authors:
Mark E. Gebicke; GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| The extent of pilot shortages is unclear due to questions over the validity of pilot requirements and the availability of the data on which the shortages are based. Currently, the services are reporting that they are able to fill all of their operational flying positions but are unable to fill all of their nonflying staff positions that are designated for qualified pilots. The seriousness of these shortages is unclear because ... |
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| Cruise Missile Defense Progress Made but Significant Challenges Remain |
MAR 1999 |
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| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| Because of the Committee's concerns that the Department of Defense (DOD) might not be giving sufficient emphasis to cruise missile defenses, you asked us to review DOD's progress in establishing adequate mechanisms for coordinating cruise missile defense programs. Our objectives were to (1) identify the organizational structure and mechanisms for coordinating cruise missile defense efforts, (2) determine potential measures of the progress of coordination efforts, (3) assess the progress of ... |
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| Quadrennial Defense Review: Status of Efforts to Implement Personnel Reductions in the Army Materiel Command |
MAR 1999 |
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| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| The Army Materiel Command has identified various initiatives to eliminate 8,530 civilian positions by fiscal year 2004 as called for in the Quadrennial Defense Review. The majority of the reductions are now based on planned organizational changes, operating efficiencies, and anticipated future workload decreases, with lesser emphasis on competitive sourcing studies than originally anticipated by the defense review. About 20 percent of the reductions are expected to occur over the ... |
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| Defense Inventory: Navy's Procedures for Controlling In-Transit Items Are Not Being Followed |
MAR 1999 |
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| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| This report is one in a series addressing defense inventory management as a high-risk area in the federal government because of vulnerabilities to fraud, waste, and abuse. Excess property that is in transit between the military services and disposal offices is the topic of a separate report we will issue later this year. The Navy has not effectively controlled its in-transit inventory and places enormous amounts of inventory at risk ... |
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| Foreign Assistance: Treasury's Technical Assistance Program |
MAR 1999 |
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| Authors:
Jess T. Ford; Ronald A. Kushner; Maria Z. Oliver; Bruce L. Kutnick; Rona H. Mendelsohn; GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| After the collapse of communism in Central Europe and the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the United States developed programs of technical assistance to help countries transition to market economies and democracy. The Department of the Treasury's Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) was created to manage a program to provide strategic and technical advice to these countries, through advisors based in the United States and overseas, to facilitate economic reform ... |
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| Defense Acquisitions: DoD Efforts to Develop Laser Weapons for Theater Defense |
MAR 1999 |
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| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| This document reviews Department of Defense programs to develop laser weapons for missile defense. It identifies what laser weapons are being considered for missile defense and the coordination among the program offices developing the systems; determine the current status and cost of each system and identify the technical challenges each system faces. |
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| GULF WAR ILLNESSES: Questions About the Presence of Squalene Antibodies in Veterans Can Be Resolved |
MAR 1999 |
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| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| Prior to and following the Gulf War, DOD and NIH used adjuvant formulations of squalene to perform research on the development of more effective vaccines. DOD officials stated they considered, but decided against, using vaccines with experimental adjuvant formulations during the Gulf War. According to independent researchers, as part of their treatment of sick Gulf War-era veterans, they developed and administered a test, referred to as an assay, that detected ... |
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| CONTRACT MANAGEMENT: DoD Is Examining Opportunities to Further Use Recovery Auditing |
MAR 1999 |
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| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| Over the last few years, the Department of Defense (DOD), under authorization from the Congress, has conducted a demonstration program to evaluate the feasibility of using private contractors to identify overpayments it had made to vendors. Identifying and recovering overpayments is referred to as recovery auditing. In December 1998, we reported that although DOD was experiencing difficulty in obtaining recovery of about $17 million identified ... |
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| F-22 Aircraft Issues in Achieving Engineering and Manufacturing Development Goals |
MAR 1999 |
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| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| As required by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (P.L. 1O5-85), we reviewed the Air Force's F-22 engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) program. This report, an update to a report we issued last year presents our conclusions regarding whether the Air Force is likely to complete the EMD program without exceeding the cost limitation established by the act. The act also requires us ... |
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| GENDER ISSUES: Medical Support for Female Soldiers Deployed to Bosnia |
MAR 1999 |
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| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| At your request, we are reviewing various issues pertaining to the treatment of men and women in the armed services. This report addresses your question concerning whether adequate medical services were available to servicemembers deployed to the field. In this report, we have focused on female- specific medical services and health-related issues for Army personnel serving in the ongoing U.S. peace operation in Bosnia Specifically, we ... |
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| Military Housing: Costs of Separate Barracks for Male and Female Recruits in Basic Training |
MAR 1999 |
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| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| In response to a mandate in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999, we determined each military service's costs if required to provide housing for male and female recruits during basic training in separate structures.1 We also (1) obtained the services' views on housing male and female recruits in separate barracks and (2) reviewed the services' compliance with the act's requirement to provide separate and secure ... |
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| Military Retirement: Proposed Changes Warrant Careful Analysis |
25 FEB 1999 |
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| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| This report discusses military retirement. Concerned about its ability to retain personnel, the Department of Defense (DOD) has proposed pay and retirement changes in its fiscal year 2000 budget. The pay proposal includes a 4.4 percent, across-the-board raise and pay table reform that will target increases to noncommissioned officers and mid-grade commissioned officers. The retirement change proposed by DOD is essentially a partial repeal of the ... |
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| MILITARY ATTRITION: DoD Needs to Follow Through on Actions Initiated to Reduce Early Separations |
24 FEB 1999 |
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| Authors:
Mark E. Gebicke; GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| This report discusses work on the recruiting and attrition of the military services' enlisted personnel. At the request of a Congressional Subcommittee, the General Accounting Office (GAO) began a body of work in this area in 1995. Enlisted attrition is a complex problem, and many processes and people are involved in recruiting and retaining qualified enlisted personnel. Because of the complexity of this issue, GAO ... |
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| Military Recruiting: New Initiatives Could Improve Criminal History Screening |
23 FEB 1999 |
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| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| To enter the military services, applicants must meet several Department of Defense (DOD) entrance qualification standards, such as moral character, physical fitness, and dependency status, or be granted a waiver. Notwithstanding the moral character standards, a criminal history record for any type of crime, including a felony, does not automatically eliminate someone from consideration because they may be granted a "moral character waiver" (referred to in ... |
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| GULF WAR ILLNESSES: Procedural and Reporting Improvements Are Needed in DoD's Investigative Processes |
FEB 1999 |
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| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| Many servicemembers who served in the Persian Gulf War have subsequently experienced health problems such as fatigue, muscle and joint pain, gastrointestinal complaints, headaches, memory loss, and sleep disturbances. Whether these health problems are related to these servicemembers' exposures to chemical, biological, or environmental agents during their Gulf War service has been a topic of much controversy. To ensure that all issues related to Gulf War ... |
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| Force Structure A-76 Not Applicable to Air Force 38th Engineering Installation Wing Plan |
FEB 1999 |
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| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| This report responds to the request of the Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, Committee on Armed Services, that we determine whether the Air Force complied with relevant policy and congressional notification requirements in reaching a decision to deactivate the 38th Engineering Installation Wing (EIW) at Tinker Air Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma, and reassign its work elsewhere. It also fulfills a requirement ... |
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| DOD Competitive Sourcing: Questions About Goals, Pace, and Risks of Key Reform Initiative |
FEB 1999 |
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| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| The Department of Defense (DOD) is using competitive sourcing through the Office of Management and Budget (0MB) Circular A-76 process as a means of realizing an estimated $6 billion savings in support costs between fiscal year 1997 and 2003, with over $2 billion savings expected annually thereafter. You asked that we review the program's progress Wi an emphasis on the likelihood that it will achieve the ... |
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| NAVY SHIP MAINTENANCE: Allocation of Ship Maintenance Work in the Norfolk, Virginia, Area |
FEB 1999 |
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| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| Officials of private shipyards and ship repair companies in the Norfolk, Virginia, area have expressed concern about the Department of the Navy's declining ship maintenance workload in recent years. As you requested, we are providing information on the Navy's policies and procedures for allocating ship maintenance work to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard and private ship repair companies in the Norfolk, Virginia, area and data regarding funding ... |
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| U.S. ATLANTIC COMMAND: Challenging Role in the Evolution of Joint Military Capabilities |
FEB 1999 |
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| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| As the twenty-first century approaches, the United States faces the critical challenge of ensuring that its military forces can meet a full range of demands. Joint operations are key to meeting this challenge, and the U.S. Atlantic Command (USACOM) was designed to play a major role in advancing the evolution of joint military capabilities. In response to congressional interest in Department of Defense (DOD) efforts to ... |
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| Defense Headquarters Status of Efforts to Reduce Headquarters Personnel |
FEB 1999 |
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| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| Concerned with the adequacy of the pace and scope of the Department of Defense's (DOD) efforts to reduce the size and cost of its headquarters activities, you requested that we review the Department's efforts to reduce its headquarters positions. Specifically, our report discusses the status of DOD'S efforts to reduce, as of the end of fiscal year 1998 (1) headquarters positions and associated costs in ... |
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| DOD Competitive Sourcing Results of Recent Competitions |
FEB 1999 |
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| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| In late 1995, the Department of Defense (DOD) began encouraging the services and defense agencies to conduct competitions between the public and private sectors to determine who would be responsible for performing selected functions currently being provided in-house. These competitions were to be done in accordance with the Office of Management and Budget's (0MB) Circular A-76, which provides guidance for the competitions, and were expected ... |
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| Army Ranger Training: Improvements Mandated By 1996 National Defense Authorization Act |
FEB 1999 |
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| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| This report provides our final assessment of corrective actions taken by the Army following the deaths of four Army Ranger students in a 1995 training accident. The Fiscal Year 1996 National Defense Authorization Act requires us to provide a final assessment of the matters covered in our preliminary report and our recommendation on the need to continue the required manning levels Specifically, we are reporting on the status ... |
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| Army Ranger Training Final Assessment of Improvements Mandated By 1996 National Defense Authorization Act |
FEB 1999 |
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| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| This report provides our final assessment of corrective actions taken by the Army following the deaths of four Army Ranger students in a 1995 training accident. The Fiscal Year 1996 National Defense Authorization Act requires us to provide a final assessment of the matters covered in our preliminary report and our recommendation on the need to continue the required manning levels. Specifically, we are reporting on the status ... |
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| Acquisition Reform: NASA's Internet Service Improves Access to Contracting Information |
FEB 1999 |
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| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| In response to the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA) of 1994, we reviewed the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) acquisition Internet Service (NMS) Specifically, we determined whether NMS was an effective mechanism for disseminating procurement information to industry, including small businesses. In addition, we identified the status of efforts to develop a governmentwide electronic procurement information system similar to NMS. In 1993, NASA began an initiative called the Midrange ... |
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| Acquisition Reform: NASA's Internet Service Improves Access to Contracting Information |
FEB 1999 |
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| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| In response to the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA) of 1994, we reviewed the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) acquisition Internet Service (NAIS). Specifically, we determined whether NAIS was an effective mechanism for disseminating procurement information to industry, including small businesses. In addition, we identified the status of efforts to develop a governmentwide electronic procurement information system similar to NMS. In 1993, NASA began an initiative called the Midrange ... |
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