Air Force ADP: Evaluations Needed to Substantiate Modernization Program Benefits
IMTEC-89-29
Published: May 05, 1989. Publicly Released: Jun 06, 1989.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Air Force Logistics Command's (AFLC) Logistics Management System (LMS) Modernization Program, focusing on cost savings and system evaluations.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Department of the Air Force | The Secretary of the Air Force should direct the Commander, AFLC, to prepare system evaluation plans for all LMS modernization system projects. Where applicable, these plans should provide for interim assessments as portions of new systems become operational as well as final assessments once the entire system is complete. AFLC should provide the Secretary a timetable for completing the evaluation plan for each project. |
The Air Force agreed with this recommendation and indicated that it will evaluate completed systems. It has purportedly completed evaluations of two systems.
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| Department of the Air Force | The Secretary of the Air Force should direct the Commander, AFLC, to expeditiously evaluate, using the evaluation plans, the two completed LMS projects and the operational portions of the other seven LMS projects. If evaluations of the two systems designated as having full operational capabilities cannot begin immediately, AFLC should provide the Secretary an explanation of why the two systems were reported as fully operational when one does not have the data to operate and the other is still in development. Until the final evaluations of these two systems have been completed, AFLC should continue to report their costs and status in all program reviews. |
The Air Force has provided the Office of the Secretary of Defense a schedule for completing system evaluations. The Air Force has completed final system evaluation for two projects/systems and reaffirmed the expected benefits of the systems.
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| Department of the Air Force | The Secretary of the Air Force should direct the Commander, AFLC, to provide the Secretary a timetable for each project showing when interim and final system evaluations will be completed. |
The Commander, AFLC, provided the Secretary of the Air Force with a timetable for completing system evaluations in January 1991.
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| Department of the Air Force | The Secretary of the Air Force should direct the Commander, AFLC, to adjust project cost and benefit estimates in light of the system evaluations and, if warranted, reassess the cost-effectiveness of ongoing LMS projects. |
The Air Force has completed two final system evaluations and has a schedule for completing evaluations for the remaining seven projects/systems. For the two completed systems, the evaluations reaffirmed the cost-effectiveness of the systems.
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