Defense Logistics:
DOD Initiatives Related to Cutting Costs
T-NSIAD-92-24: Published: Mar 26, 1992. Publicly Released: Mar 26, 1992.
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GAO discussed issues related to the Department of Defense's (DOD) defense management report savings initiatives, focusing on DOD efforts to: (1) consolidate supply depots under the Defense Logistic Agency; (2) develop standard automatic data processing (ADP) systems under the Corporate Information Management Initiative (CIM); and (3) develop computer-aided logistics support. GAO noted that: (1) consolidation of supply depots under single agency management combined with other DOD initiatives can result in more efficient and cost-effective depot operations, but DOD needs to develop better ways to identify savings and quantify the impact of individual policies and directed initiatives; (2) DOD officials attribute nearly $36 billion of the $70 billion in estimated savings directly to DOD implementation of CIM; (3) $5.6 billion of savings attributed to CIM is directly identified with information technology initiatives; (4) DOD progress toward basic CIM goals of business process improvement and automated systems standardization has been slow, since it has not developed data standards or standardized business processes across the existing military department systems; and (5) DOD has taken action to strengthen and revitalize computer-aided logistics support by automating millions of pages of technical data needed to support weapons systems.
Feb 26, 2021
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Defense Transportation:
DOD Can Better Leverage Existing Contested Mobility Studies and Improve TrainingGAO-21-125: Published: Feb 26, 2021. Publicly Released: Feb 26, 2021.
Feb 25, 2021
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Military Service Uniforms:
DOD Could Better Identify and Address Out-of-Pocket Cost InequitiesGAO-21-120: Published: Feb 25, 2021. Publicly Released: Feb 25, 2021.
Feb 24, 2021
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Defense Budget:
Opportunities Exist to Improve DOD's Management of Defense SpendingGAO-21-415T: Published: Feb 24, 2021. Publicly Released: Feb 24, 2021.
Feb 22, 2021
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Service Acquisitions:
DOD's Report to Congress Identifies Steps Taken to Improve Management, But Does Not Address Some Key Planning IssuesGAO-21-267R: Published: Feb 22, 2021. Publicly Released: Feb 22, 2021.
Jan 21, 2021
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Close Air Support:
Actions Needed to Enhance Friendly Force Tracking Capabilities and Fully Evaluate TrainingGAO-21-99: Published: Jan 21, 2021. Publicly Released: Jan 21, 2021.
Jan 19, 2021
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GPS Modernization:
DOD Continuing to Develop New Jam-Resistant Capability, But Widespread Use Remains Years AwayGAO-21-145: Published: Jan 19, 2021. Publicly Released: Jan 19, 2021.
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.
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