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Defense Depot Maintenance: Uncertainties and Challenges DOD Faces in Restructuring Its Depot Maintenance Program

T-NSIAD-97-112 Published: May 01, 1997. Publicly Released: May 01, 1997.
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GAO discussed the Department of Defense's (DOD): (1) plans for eliminating costly depot maintenance excess capacity; (2) progress in finalizing a new depot workload allocation policy; (3) current approach for allocating maintenance workloads for new and existing systems; and (4) estimates that billions can be saved by outsourcing depot maintenance.

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Base closuresBase realignmentsEquipment maintenanceFuture budget projectionsLogisticsMilitary cost controlMilitary downsizingPrivatizationStrategic planningMilitary forces