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The Navy Can Reduce Its Stated Requirements for F/A-18 Weapons Tactics Trainers

NSIAD-84-84 Published: Apr 11, 1984. Publicly Released: Apr 11, 1984.
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GAO reviewed the Navy's requirements for the F/A-18 weapon tactics trainers (WTT's).

Recommendations

Recommendations for Executive Action

Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Department of the Navy The Secretary of the Navy should reexamine the need for more than two each WTT's at Lemoore and Cecil Fields.
Closed – Not Implemented
An April 17, 1985, ARTS report shows that the Navy has altered the WTT program to slip the purchase of two additional WTT's to fiscal years 1987 and 1988 rather than delete them from the program as recommended.
Department of the Navy The Secretary of the Navy should determine whether the suggested management initiatives to control peak demand would be more cost effective than procuring additional WTT's.
Closed – Implemented
While the Department of Defense agreed to determine if GAO suggested management initiatives were cost effective in the fiscal year 1987 budget cycle, they stated that management initiatives were not viable planning factors.

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