Automated Information Systems: Defense Should Stop Further Development of Duplicative Recruiting Systems
IMTEC-92-15
Published: Feb 27, 1992. Publicly Released: Apr 06, 1992.
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Highlights
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the military services' plans to develop or upgrade automated systems that provide support to recruiters, focusing on whether those systems should be placed under the Department of Defense (DOD) Corporate Information Management (CIM) initiative.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Department of Defense | In order to ensure that unjustified, duplicative systems are not developed and millions of dollars wasted, the Secretary of Defense should direct the Assistant Secretary for Force Management and Personnel and the Assistant Secretary for Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence to include automated military recruiting systems under the CIM initiative. |
Closed – Implemented
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Management and Personnel established a military entrance processing group under the CIM initiative. The functional management plan was published in April 1992 and the Assistant Secretary indicated that funding for individual service systems would be stopped pending completion of the entrance processing group initiative.
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should direct the Assistant Secretary for Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence to stop funding for continued development of automated recruiting systems until the CIM evaluations have been completed for each service system. |
Closed – Implemented
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Management and Personnel established a military entrance processing group under the CIM initiative. The functional management plan was published in April 1992 and the Assistant Secretary indicated that funding for individual service systems would be stopped pending completion of the entrance processing group initiative.
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Electronic data processingDefense cost controlInformation systemsInteragency relationsMilitary recruitingSystems designInformation managementMilitary forcesProcurement managementMilitary personnel