Opportunities To Improve the Effectiveness of the Army's Logistics Review Process
NSIAD-83-25
Published: Aug 05, 1983. Publicly Released: Aug 05, 1983.
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GAO examined the Army's independent review process of integrated logistics support (ILS) planning during its acquisition operations. The reviews are conducted by the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics (DCSLOG) and the Logistics Evaluation Agency (LEA).
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Department of the Army | The Army, to strengthen its independent logistics review process and ultimately better ensure the supportability and readiness of newly fielded systems, should examine ways to better ensure that Army systems receive a sufficient, independent review of the adequacy of their ILS planning. As part of this examination, the Army should reassess the adequacy of LEA personnel resources devoted to ILS reviews with a view toward bringing any mismatch between responsibilities and staffing more into line. |
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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| Department of the Army | The Army, to strengthen its independent logistics review process and ultimately better ensure the supportability and readiness of newly fielded systems, should emphasize the need for participants in the acquisition process to provide LEA the timely and complete data which it needs to do its review. This should include the sharing of interim test results between LEA and Army testing agencies. |
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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| Department of the Army | The Army, to strengthen its independent logistics review process and ultimately better ensure the supportability and readiness of newly fielded systems, should require that the outcome of DCSLOG and LEA reviews includes specific written recommendations for corrective action and identifies the activities responsible for accomplishing them. Also, the Army should require DCSLOG and LEA to develop a more formal system for following up on the actions taken to correct the problems. |
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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| Department of the Army | The Army, to strengthen its independent logistics review process and ultimately better ensure the supportability and readiness of newly fielded systems, should more objectively define the significance of problems identified in terms of their potential impact on systems readiness. |
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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