Defense Acquisition Organizations: Reductions in Civilian and Military Workforce

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed personnel reductions in 20 Department of Defense (DOD) acquisition organizations from the end of fiscal year (FY) 1995 through the end of second quarter FY 1997, focusing on the: (1) extent reductions in the organizations met legislative requirements; (2) number of civilians leaving the acquisition organizations but currently employed in other DOD organizations; (3) occupational fields with the largest concentration of reductions; (4) trends in DOD contracting activity from FY 1994 to 1996 with the occupational fields most affected by the reductions; and (5) DOD's efforts to redefine its acquisition workforce.