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Advanced Pilot Trainer: Program Success Hinges on Better Managing Its Schedule and Providing Oversight
GAO-23-106205
May 18, 2023
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2 Open Recommendations
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Department of the Air Force The Secretary of the Air Force should ensure that the APT program conduct a schedule risk assessment that includes (1) risks associated with the overlap of development, testing, and production phases of the program, and (2) risks related to contractor management. (Recommendation 1)
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Department of the Air Force The Secretary of the Air Force should make a plan for determining under what conditions it would accept production work completed prior to contract delivery. (Recommendation 2)
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Special Operations Forces: Actions Needed to Assess Performance of the Preservation of the Force and Family Program
GAO-23-105644
Apr 27, 2023
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3 Open Recommendations
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the Commander of SOCOM, in coordination with ASD-SO/LIC, establishes specific and measurable performance goals for the POTFF program that define quantifiable targets, time periods for achievement, and staff responsibilities. (Recommendation 1)
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the Commander of SOCOM, in coordination with ASD-SO/LIC, establishes performance measures for the POTFF program that are linked to strategic goals and are clearly stated. (Recommendation 2)
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the Commander of SOCOM, in coordination with ASD-SO/LIC, develops a detailed program evaluation plan for evaluating the POTFF program to support its annual program reports that includes relevant data sources, standardized data collection procedures, and detailed data analysis procedures. (Recommendation 3)
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Persistent Chemicals: Actions Needed to Improve DOD's Ability to Prevent the Procurement of Items Containing PFAS
GAO-23-105982
Apr 26, 2023
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3 Open Recommendations
Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Congress Congress should consider clarifying its direction to DOD regarding current and future prohibitions on the procurement of items containing PFAS, specifically by aligning the item categories specified in the prohibitions with EPA's list of recommended third-party standards and ecolabels specific to PFAS and addressing the presence of PFAS below levels in existing PFAS criteria. (Matter for Consideration 1)
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in conjunction with the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, develops an approach to implement the April 2023 prohibition for military exchange resale procurements. (Recommendation 1)
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment updates DOD Instruction 4105.72 and includes procedures in the update that are specifically targeted to implement the provisions of Executive Order 14,057 with respect to limiting procurement of items containing PFAS. (Recommendation 2)
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Defense Analysis: Additional Actions Could Enhance DOD's Wargaming Efforts
GAO-23-105351
Apr 24, 2023
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10 Open Recommendations
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the appropriate officials conduct an assessment of the department's use of internal and external wargaming providers, including the sufficiency of its internal wargaming capabilities, to identify any risks or gaps. (Recommendation 1)
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure, following a completed assessment of the department's use of internal and external wargame providers, that the appropriate officials take actions to address or mitigate any identified risks or gaps. (Recommendation 2)
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure the Analysis Working Group develops and implements a department-wide approach for effectively sharing wargame data that, at a minimum, establishes requirements or standards for reporting wargame data and addresses the fragmentation of data across multiple systems. (Recommendation 3)
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should identify a lead organization to create and maintain a common operational picture or master calendar for wargames. (Recommendation 4)
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should issue guidance requiring DOD organizations to share information about their planned wargames with the lead organization designated to maintain a common operational picture or master calendar for wargames. (Recommendation 5)
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Department of the Army The Secretary of the Army should evaluate the costs and benefits of developing standard wargaming education and qualifications for wargaming personnel, including red cell players, and implement any findings from the evaluation. (Recommendation 6)
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