Military Readiness, Mobilization Planning, and Civil Preparedness:
Issues for Planning
PLRD-81-6: Published: Feb 25, 1981. Publicly Released: Feb 25, 1981.
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The essential elements in preparedness involve developing workable contingency plans and maintaining required forces, material, and equipment at optimum levels of readiness. Because resources are limited, they must be used effectively and economically in developing and maintaining the desired readiness levels. Issues which GAO believes deserve the greatest emphasis during the next 1.5 years to meet congressional concerns and to help resolve major readiness problems involving those key elements are presented. These include: (1) military readiness, mobilization planning, and civil preparedness issues and concerns; (2) the adequacy of contingency planning to meet military threats and the feasibility of implementing contingency plans; (3) improvement of military readiness reporting systems to more accurately reflect capabilities and needs; (4) the achievement of required movements of personnel, equipment, and supplies in a crisis; (5) improvement of the readiness of NATO forces; (6) the meeting of mobilization needs by the industrial base; (7) survival and recovery of U.S. forces, equipment, and facilities from attempted sabotage and conventional and unconventional warfare actions; (8) the effectiveness of civil preparedness programs; and (9) the readiness and adequate support of U.S. forces and field equipment.
Jan 14, 2021
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Columbia Class Submarine:
Delivery Hinges on Timely and Quality Materials from an Atrophied Supplier BaseGAO-21-257: Published: Jan 14, 2021. Publicly Released: Jan 14, 2021. -
Department of Defense:
Actions Needed to Improve Accounting of Intradepartmental TransactionsGAO-21-84: Published: Jan 14, 2021. Publicly Released: Jan 14, 2021.
Jan 12, 2021
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DOD Critical Technologies:
Plans for Communicating, Assessing, and Overseeing Protection Efforts Should Be CompletedGAO-21-158: Published: Jan 12, 2021. Publicly Released: Jan 12, 2021.
Dec 10, 2020
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Climate Resilience:
DOD Coordinates with Communities, but Needs to Assess the Performance of Related Grant ProgramsGAO-21-46: Published: Dec 10, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 10, 2020. -
Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations:
DOD Needs to Address Governance and Oversight Issues to Help Ensure SuperiorityGAO-21-64: Published: Dec 10, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 10, 2020.
Dec 2, 2020
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Navy and Marine Corps:
Services Continue Efforts to Rebuild Readiness, but Recovery Will Take Years and Sustained Management AttentionGAO-21-225T: Published: Dec 2, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 2, 2020.
Nov 20, 2020
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GAO Audits Involving DOD:
Status of Efforts to Schedule and Hold Timely Entrance ConferencesGAO-21-185R: Published: Nov 20, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 20, 2020.
Nov 19, 2020
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Defense Acquisitions:
Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture Would Benefit from Defined Goals and GovernanceGAO-21-68: Published: Nov 19, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 19, 2020. -
Defense Intelligence:
Comprehensive Plan Needed to Improve Stakeholder Engagement in the Development of New Military Intelligence SystemGAO-21-57: Published: Nov 19, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 19, 2020. -
Defense Production Act:
Opportunities Exist to Increase Transparency and Identify Future Actions to Mitigate Medical Supply Chain Issues:GAO-21-108: Published: Nov 19, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 19, 2020.
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