Problems in Implementing the Army's CAPSTONE Program To Provide All Reserve Components With a Wartime Mission
FPCD-82-59
Published: Sep 22, 1982. Publicly Released: Sep 22, 1982.
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The Army's CAPSTONE Program is designed to aline all Army Reserve component units, which include the Army National Guard and Army Reserves, under gaining-commands; these commands will employ Reserve units in wartime and provide detailed information concerning their wartime mission. GAO reviewed the CAPSTONE program to determine whether Reserve components are focusing unit training on their specific wartime mission as it relates to the NATO-Warsaw Pact scenario.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Department of the Army | The Secretary of the Army should develop and implement a reporting system that will provide information on the implementation status of CAPSTONE; FORSCOM and USAREUR should use this information to identify implementation problems and to correct them. |
Alternative action by the Army meets the objectives of this recommendation. Since CAPSTONE implementation has become a special interest item in all Command Readiness and Inspector General inspections, information on how the Army is managing the program should be generated by these reporting mechanisms. This should enable the Army to be responsive in discussing CAPSTONE status.
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| Department of the Army | The Secretary of the Army should systematically monitor the overall implementation progress of CAPSTONE and discuss its status with congressional oversight hearings and appropriations requests. |
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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Army reservistsCombat readinessDefense contingency planningInternal controlsMilitary forcesMilitary interoperability agreementsNational GuardProgram managementArmed forces reservesMobilization