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Defense Acquisitions: Antiarmor Weapons Master Plan Does Not Identify Potential Excesses or Support Planned Procurements

NSIAD-00-67 Published: May 08, 2000. Publicly Released: May 08, 2000.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) Antiarmor Master plan, focusing on whether it provided the data and analyses necessary to: (1) identify excess antiarmor weapons currently in the inventory or under development; and (2) support current acquisition plans.

Recommendations

Matter for Congressional Consideration

Matter Status Comments
Should Congress not receive the data and analyses directed by the conference report on the fiscal year (FY) 2000 Defense appropriation bill, Congress may wish to consider restricting FY 2001 funding for antiarmor weapons until such information is provided. Alternatively, Congress may wish to consider imposing an annual funding cap on the procurement of antiarmor weapons to permit some modernization but requiring DOD to establish priorities and choose among the multitude of antiarmor options now available or being developed.
Closed – Implemented
The staff of the Subcommittee on Defense, House Committee on Appropriations informed us that they are considering a variety of options, including funding restrictions, to convince DOD to establish more realistic priorities in its funding requests for antiarmor weapons.

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Defense capabilitiesDefense contingency planningDefense procurementProcurement planningWeapons research and developmentWeapons systemsWeaponsU.S. ArmyU.S. Air ForceMunitions