Improvements in the Data Submitted to the Congress To Justify Transportation Funding Requirements
PLRD-83-44
Published: Feb 14, 1983. Publicly Released: Feb 14, 1983.
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GAO reviewed data which the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force submit to Congress each year to justify their budget estimates for operation and maintenance transportation funding.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Department of Defense | To facilitate the review of each service's request, the Department of Defense should ensure that each service uses the same terms to describe its transportation program and the same types of units for like categories of detail. |
Closed – Implemented
GAO has only seen the Army data to date. It has not fully complied with the recommendations.
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| Department of Defense | The Department of Defense should ensure that the budget detail categories out be related to reasons for the funding request. |
Closed – Implemented
GAO has only seen the Army data. Its data are only partially related to the reasons.
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| Department of Defense | The Department of Defense should ensure that all the transportation requirements, to the extent they relate to the movement of materiel over some distance, ought to be stated in common terms. |
Closed – Implemented
GAO has only seen the Army data, but they are not stated in common terms.
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