Army Training: National Training Center's Potential Has Not Been Realized
NSIAD-86-130
Published: Jul 23, 1986. Publicly Released: Jul 23, 1986.
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Highlights
GAO reviewed the Army's National Training Center (NTC) to determine whether the Army was: (1) using the information it collected from NTC exercises to analyze deficiencies in unit performance, determine their causes, and initiate solutions; and (2) developing Army-wide lessons learned from exercise results.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Department of the Army | Once the contractor has determined the data requirements necessary for measuring unit and weapon system effectiveness at NTC, the Secretary of the Army should determine the technological and economic feasibility of collecting such data in order to ensure that the data needed for analyses are available before resources are committed to data collection. |
Closed – Implemented
The Army identified user needs and the availability of information required to meet these needs. Also, it has determined that needed data could be technologically and economically collected by upgrading the current NTC data collection system.
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| Department of the Army | If objective data can be economically collected, the Secretary of the Army should establish a target date for implementing a system for data collection and analysis. |
Closed – Implemented
Several improvements to the NTC instrumentation systems for data collection and analysis are currently underway. Most improvements were funded in the FY 1986 and 1987 budgets, with full implementation of the upgraded data collection system expected in 1988.
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| Department of the Army | If objective data collection is not technologically or economically feasible, the Secretary of the Army should determine whether the current data collection system is the most cost-effective system for obtaining the information currently used or needed for units' after-action reviews. |
Closed – Implemented
HQ DA approved TRADOC plans to upgrade the current NTC data collection and analysis system, within existing fiscal constraints, to address GAO concerns.
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Army facilitiesArmy personnelCombat readinessData collectionMilitary trainingWeapons systemsMilitary forcesLessons learnedPerformance measuresWeapon systems