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Date June 26, 1986 Report No. 130211 Title

National Defense: DOD's Defense Financial and Investment Review

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASffINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 9:30 A.M. THURSDAY,JUNE 26, 1986 STATEMENT OF FBANK C. CONAHAN,DIRECTOR NATIOAAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORETHE LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEEON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS UNITED STATES HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES ON...
Date June 25, 1986 Report No. NSIAD-86-119BR Title

Procurement: Project 12,000 at the San Antonio Air Logistics Center

I l United States General Accounting OfYice Briefing Report to the Chairman, Subcom:mittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives June 1986 PROCUREMENT Project 12,000at the San Antonio Air Logistics Center I 1”i”i ‘I I’ III 130407 * RJNTRJCTED---Not to be releasedoutside the GeneraJ &coun~ng Offloe mcept on the basis of specific mroval by...
Date June 23, 1986 Report No. NSIAD-86-85 Title

National Defense: Oversight of Contractor Pension Costs Could Be Improved

United States Gkerai Accounting Office J30 143 -- Report to the Secretary of Defense June 1986 PENSION COSTS Oversight of Contractor Pension Costs Could Be Improved , . I GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 National Security and International Affairs Division B-221038 June 23, 1986 The Honorable Caspar W. Weinberger The Secretary of Defense Dear Mr. Secretary: We hav...
Date June 19, 1986 Report No. NSIAD-86-109 Title

Government Equipment: Defense Should Further Reduce the Amount It Furnishes to Contractors

, -,---- , -_ ___ United States G&era1 Accounting Office 1m5l6 Report to the Secretary of Defense ---- - -_-- _ ---- June 1986 GOVERNMENT EQUIPMENT Defense Should Further Reduce the Amount It Furnishes to Contractors “I’, B/ I, I; 130516 llllll ll II lllll ti&‘NSI.AD-86-109 30
Date June 17, 1986 Report No. NSIAD-86-94 Title

Unit Training: How It Is Evaluated and Reported to the Congress

United States General Accounting Office GAO JUNE 1986 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Armed Services United States Senate UNIT TRAINING t How It Is Evaluated aYldReported to the Congress RESTEfJC!TlZD-ITot ta ba releasedoutslde the General Accounting OffiCeexcapt on the bash of spedfiu epgroval by the Office of Congress!?r?sl &l&ions. 130 3AO/NSLAD-86-94 as? GAO United States G...
Date June 4, 1986 Report No. AFMD-86-44 Title

Internal Controls: Defense's Use of Emergency and Extraordinary Funds

. c United States General Accounting Office gyc3 : GAO June 1986 Report’ to the Chairman, Legislation and National Security Subcommittee, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives INTERNAL CONTROLS Defense’s Use of Emergency and Extraordinary F’unds Iill 130467 . ‘REBTRICTED--- Not t0 be released outside the General Accounting Office except on the bask of :;gocific appro...
Date May 30, 1986 Report No. NSIAD-86-89 Title

Sergeant York: Concerns About the Army's Accelerated Acquisition Strategy

Report to the Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs Unked States Senate . May 1,986 SERGEANT YORK Concerns About the Army’s Accelerated Acquisition Strategy I ‘IIlllIIllllli III I I Ill 130223 . REB’I’RJCTED-- Not to be mlect8ed outside the Qeneral Awnming Offloe except on the basis of specific amrwtl by the OfftOe Of Congressional Relations, ~9-3 GAO,'NSIAD-86-89 ~IELEI~ED , . GAO u...
Date May 16, 1986 Report No. NSIAD-86-129BR Title

National Defense: Review of Selected Defense Logistics Agency Procurement Practices

. GAO ’ * United States bened Accounting OfAce /WI I ,y3 Briefing Report to the Chairman, Committee on Armed Services United States Senate ‘- Mtaj 1986 PROCUREMENT Review of Selected Defense Logistics Agency Procurement Practices , 129913 . 03544tLlQ GAO/NiIAD-86429BR I I ’ UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 - NATIONAL ~LCUAITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR8 OIVISION M...
Date May 2, 1986 Report No. NSIAD-86-128 Title

Contract Pricing: Obligations Exceed Definitized Prices on Unpriced Contracts

. . s United States General Accounting Office 30206 n GAO May l&46 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate CONTRACTPRICING Obligations Exceed Definitized Prices on Unpriced Contracts 130206 5354&s GAOiNSIAD$6~128 . . . GAO united statef# General Accounting Office Washin@m, D.C. 20548 National Security and International B-222888 4Waixu Mvidon May 2,1986 The Ho...
Date May 1, 1986 Report No. NSIAD-86-125 Title

Budgeting Issues: Budgeting for Inflation in DOD Purchases of Petroleum Products

United States Germ& Acc’ounting Office LYm37 1 ‘;tAO ay 19ss Report to the Congressional Requesters BUDGETING ISSUES Budgeting for Inflation in DOD Purchases of Petroleum Products I I 4 IllII 129937 0354w5 ‘&O/NSW86126 Y . GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 National Security and International Affairs Division May 1, 1986 The IIonorablc David Pryor The IIonorab...
Date April 18, 1986 Report No. NSIAD-86-95 Title

Nonrecurring Costs: Improvements Needed in DOD Cost Recovery Efforts

E l lJYL5b United States General Accounting Office &4&f) AO’ ---- Report to the Secretary of Defense ill985 NONRECURRING COSTS Improvements Needed in DOD Cost Recovery Efforts 129656 l . United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division 5222214 April 18, 1986 The Honorable Caspar W. Weinberger The Secretary of Defense Dear Mr. Sec...
Date April 11, 1986 Report No. NSIAD-86-58 Title

Industrial Funds: Recent DOD Reporting Changes Should Facilitate Congressional Oversight

United States Gheral’ Accounting Office Report to the Chairman, Subcorkittee on Defense, Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives - April 1$86 INDUSTRIAL FUNDS Recent DOD Reporting ChangesShould Facilitate Congressional Oversight 129590 . 1 GAO United Btater General Accounting OfYlcs Wahington, DC. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-220266 April 11, 1986 The...
Date April 7, 1986 Report No. NSIAD-86-64 Title

Management Review: Progress and Challenges at the Defense Logistics Agency

. -------.-- United States -- General Accounting Office Report to the Secretary of Defense q April 1986 MANAGEMENT REVIEW’ Progress and Challenges at the Defense Logistics 4Fncy Ill Ill llllllllll 129591 CJ3,“5oci\ / tiO/NSIAD-86-64 9 59/ . ,Z GAO United States General Accounting Offlce Waehington, D.C. 20648 Comptroller General of the United States B-221701 April 7, 1986 'Ihe Honorable Caspar...
Date April 4, 1986 Report No. HRD-86-84BR Title

DOD Health Care: Analysis of Selected Military Medical Facility Construction Projects

, It -- United States General Accounting Office Id4609 %f2?? GM Briefing Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Committee on Armed Services, LJnited States Senate DOD HEALTH CARE Analysis of Selected Military Medical Facility Construction Projects IllIll II11111 129609 UNITEDSTATESGENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RbOlJRCU DlVl$lON April ...
Date April 3, 1986 Report No. PEMD-86-5 Title

Technical Risk Assessment: The Status of Current DOD Efforts

Unfted States General Accounting Offlce GAO April 1986 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate -- TECHNICAL RISK ASSESSMENT The Status of Current DOD Efforts GAO UnitedsStates General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Comptroller General of the United States B-221769 April 3, 1986 Affairs The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. Chairman, Committee on Govern...
Date March 31, 1986 Report No. IMTEC-86-12 Title

ADP Systems: Concerns About the Acquisition Plan for DOD's Composite Health Care System

7 GAO March 1986 United States General Accounting Office 343L8 .- Report to the Congress 8 ADP SYSTEMS Concern About the Acquisition Plan for DOD’s Composite Health Care System 035344GAO/IMTEC-8642 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Comptroller General of the United States B220732 March 31,1986 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Represe...
Date March 28, 1986 Report No. NSIAD-86-88BR Title

Missile Development: Advanced Medium Range Air-To-Air Missile Legal Views and Program Status

United States General ~Accounting Office Briefing Report to the Chairman, Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives March 1986 MISSILE DEVELOPMENT Advanced Medium Range Air-To-Air Missile Legal Views and Program Status , s - ..I ._ GAO,‘NSIAD-86438BR I UNITED STATES GENEFW ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. DC 20548 NATLONAL INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS AND DlVlSlON March 23, 1986 B-2217...
Date March 27, 1986 Report No. 129570 Title

National Defense: S. 2151, S. 2082, and S. 2196

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:00 A.M. Thursday, March 27, 1986 STATEMENTOF PAUL F. MATH ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE DEFENSEACQUISITION POLICY ON OF THE SENATE COMMITTEEON ARMEDSERVICES ON S.2151, 5.2082, AND S.2196 129570 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommitt...
Date March 20, 1986 Report No. 129391 Title

National Defense: The Department of Defense Has Not Minimized the Amount of Equipment It Provides to Contractors

P - FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY March 20, 1986 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. STATEMENT OF FRANK C. CONAHAN, DIRECTOR NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS C O M M ITTEE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1 ON 'THE DEPARTMENT dF DEFENSE HAS NOT M INIM IZED THE AMOUNT OF EQUIPMENT IT PROVID...
Date March 14, 1986 Report No. NSIAD-86-55 Title

Cost Accounting Standard 414: Its Relationship to DOD Profit Policy

. United States General Accounting Office /pm0 GAO I I arch 1986 Report to Chairman, Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives COSTACCOUNTING STANDARD 414 Its Relationship to DOD Profit Policy Ml 111 Ill111 129530 3AO/NSIAD-86-66 055-o’; ( . GAO unitxbd stater B166898 Ghmeral Accounting OfYlce WaAington, D.C. 20648 National Becurity and Intmnational Affair8 Divimion March 14, 1986 The...
Date March 11, 1986 Report No. NSIAD-86-52 Title

Procurement: DOD Initiatives To Improve the Acquisition of Spare Parts

United States Gene&l Accbunting Office GA!!0 March 1986 Report to CongressionalRequesters PROCUREMENT DOD Initiatives to Improve the Acquisition of Spare Parts lllllll IllllU 129774 . RESmICTED -Not to be released outside the Generai Accounting Office except on the basis of speclflo CrpPrO~al. by the Office of C~hgm%?lonal Relatiom RELEASED GAO/N@WZ , ) l . GAO General Accounting Office Washington...
Date March 6, 1986 Report No. 129237 Title

International Affairs: Foreign Military Sales and Nonrecurring Cost Recoupments

. UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE . ,WASHINCTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:OO a.m. March 6, 1986 STATEMENT OF FRANK C. CONAHAN U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS SUBCOMMITTEEON LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON FOREIGN MILITARY SALES AND, NONRECURRINGCOST RECOUPMENTS i Mr. Chairman, Members of the...
Date Feb. 28, 1986 Report No. HRD-86-72BR Title

DOD Health Care: Comments on a Defense Department Report on Military Podiatrists

House of Representatives DOD HEALTH CARE Comments on a DefenseDepartment Report on Military Podiatrists 129287 A -.-_---. GAO/HRD-MS-72BR UNITED STA’TE~ GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20348 HUMAN RlwURCD DIVISION February 28, 1986 B-222161 The Honorable Les Aspin Chairman, Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: In response to a House Report 99-81 requ...
Date Jan. 28, 1986 Report No. NSIAD-86-37 Title

Procurement: DOD Can Use Economic Production Data More Effectively

,,,,S’ United States Gener$ Accounting Office GAO Report to the Secretary of Defense L?7la?& PROCUREMENT1 DOD Can Use Economic Production Data More Effectively~ s 129126 GAO/: --- United States General Accounting Office Waehiugton, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B.221206 January 28,1986 The Honorable Caspar W. Weinberger The Secretary of Defense Dear Mr. Secretar...
Date Jan. 16, 1986 Report No. NSIAD-86-19BR Title

Base Realignments: Information on Blytheville AFB, Arkansas

. United States General Accounting OfTice GAO L January 1986 Briefing Report to Congressional Requesters la%%?? BASE REALIGNMENTS Information on Blytheville AFB, Arkansas 128877 NSIAD-86-19BR UNITUI STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS AND DIVISION January 16, 1986 B-221118 The Honorable IJnited States The Honorable United States Dale L. B...
Date Jan. 1, 1986 Report No. 132129 Title

Special Publications: Comptroller General's Annual Report 1986

United States Ckmeral Accounting Office Comptroller General’ s Annual Report 1986 W Kesourc~~s,Community, :tnd Economic: Dwelopment National Security and International Affairs n Human Iic~sc~urces n Awounting and Financial Management w Information Managclment, and Technology n I’ rogram General Government Evaluation and Methodology n n General Counsel w Comptroller General’ Annual Report s 2...
Date Dec. 12, 1985 Report No. 128615 Title

Financial Management: Selected Recommendations of the President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control

. UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D. C. 20548 . FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT lo:00 A.M. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1985 STATEMENT OF FRANK C. CONAHAN DIRECTOR NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION BEFORE THE GRACE CQMMISSION PANEL OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON SELECTED RECOMMENDATIONS THE OF PRESIDENT'S PRIVATE SECTOR-SURVEY ON...
Date Nov. 22, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-86-8 Title

Support Services: Actions To Gain Management Control Over DOD's Contract Support Services

Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on yi Defense, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives November 1985 SUPPORTSERVICES Actions ,,, Gain to I,,I,y ,,,,, ~,m~*m~“‘,, ,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,m U,,,,,,,,,Y”““““““’ ManagementControl Over DOD’s Contract Support Services 128470 . GAO/NSIAD-86-8 About Our New Look . This GAO report was produced using a new design and printing...
Date Nov. 6, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-86-1 Title

Multiyear Procurement Candidates: Analysis of DOD's Fiscal Year 1986 Multiyear Candidates

, United States General Accounting Office Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Defense, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate November 1986 PROCUREMENT Analysis of DOD’s “A-.^” F'iscalYeax1986 --... I Multiyear Candidates GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security Affairs Division B-216825 --- and International November 6,1985 The Honorable Ted...
Date Nov. 4, 1985 Report No. RCED-86-23 Title

National Stockpile: Could Recycled DOD Aluminum Be Used To Meet the Current Aluminum Need?

General Accounting Office National Stockpile: Could Recycled DOD Aluminum Be Used To Meet The Current Aluminum Need? Half of the materials in the National Defense Stockpile are below the goals established to meet national defense needs. GAO was asked to look at whether recycled scrap generated by the federal government could provide a supplemental means of filling the stockpile. This review focuse...
Date Oct. 30, 1985 Report No. 128277 Title

National Defense: H.R. 3020

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 10:00 A.M. OCTOBER 30, 1985 STATEMENTOF PAUL F. MATH, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE GENERAL OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS ON OF THE COMMITTEEON BANKING, FINANCE, AND URBAN AFFAIRS UNITED STATES OF R...
Date Oct. 28, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-86-5 Title

National Defense: An Assessment of the Army's Multiple Launch Rocket System Multiyear Contract

BY THE US GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Defense, Committee On Appropriations, House Of Representatives An Assessment Of ,The Army’s Multiple Launch Rocket System Multiyear Contract The DOD Authorizations Act, 1982 (Public Law 97-86) authorized multiyear contracting of major DOD weapon systems to reduce procurement costs and to broaden the defense industrial bas...
Date Oct. 15, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-86-7 Title

National Defense: Concerns Regarding the National Security Agency Secure Telephone Program

II 1 UNITED STATESGENE& ACCGWT~NG OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 2Q548 NATIONAL IMIERNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAlRS AND DlVlS1ON B-220762 OCf 15 1985 II II Illll,ll~~ 128229 The Honorable Glenn English Chairman, Subcommittee on Government Information, Justice, and Agriculture Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: ' Concerns Regarding the National Security Agen...
Date Oct. 8, 1985 Report No. C-NSIAD-86-1 Title

National Defense: An Opportunity To Reduce Proliferation and Improve Acquisition Strategy for Electronic Combat Jammers

REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES (U)AN OPPORTUNITY ~0 REDUCE PROLIFERATION $ND IMPROVE ACQUISITION STRATEGY )p'bR ELECTRONIC COMBAT JAMMERS THIS IS AN UNCLASSIFIED EXECUTIVE SUMMARYFURNISHED IN LIEU OF A REPORT CONTAINING CLASSIFIED SECURITY INFORMATION. GAO/C-NSIAD-86-1 Oetbber 8, 1985 ,) EXECUTIVE SUllMARY the The Congress has expressed concern about proliferation of electr...
Date Oct. 3, 1985 Report No. 128052 Title

National Defense: GAO Work at Defense Contractor Plants

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINtiTON, D.C. 20548 FOK RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT lo:00 A.M. THURSDAY, OCTOi3ER 3, 1985 STATEMENT OF FRANK C. CONAHAN, DIRECTOR NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION dEFORE THE SUBCOMi~kITTEE LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY ON OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON GAO WORK AT DEFENSE CO...
Date Sept. 27, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-85-154 Title

National Defense: The Army Can Better Integrate Manpower, Personnel, and Training Into the Weapon Systems Acquisition Process

BY THEUS. GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of The Army The Army Can Better Integrate Manpower, Personnel, And Training Into The Weapon Systems Acquisition Process The Army must effectively integrate manpower, personnel, and training (MPT) needs into its weapon systems acquisition process to ensure that when the weapon systems are deployed, they can be satisfactorily operated and ma...
Date Sept. 16, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-85-141 Title

National Defense: DOD's Fiscal Year 1986 Ammunition Procurement and Production Base Programs

REPORTBY THEU.S. General Accounting Office DOD’S Fiscal Year 1986 Ammunition Procurement And Production Base Programs The President’s fiscal year 1986 Defense budget request includes $5.3 billion for ammunition items and $368.4 million for enhancing ammunition production facilities. At the request of the Subcommittees on Defense of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, GAO reviewe...
Date Sept. 6, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-85-131 Title

DOD's Industrial Modernization Incentives Program: An Evolving Program Needing Policy and Management Improvement

BY THEUS GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Defense DOD’s Industrial Modernization Incentives Program: An Evolving Program Needing Policy And Management Improvement The DOD industrial Modernization Incentives Program provides incentives to contractors for investing in efficient manufacturing equipment and processes--a way to reduce cost of weapon systems. DOD officials estimate ...
Date July 22, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-85-89 Title

National Defense: Review of Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center's Dekitting Policy

. IXprJJ w REPORT THEU.S. BY I L General Accounting Office Review Of Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center’s Dekitting Policy The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center is reviewing its repair kits when they come up for reprocurement. Its goal is to eliminate, from the kits, expensive parts already separately managed by the government and parts which are procured from a sole source or are source contro...
Date July 19, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-85-114 Title

National Defense: Military Tour-Length and Tour-Curtailment Policies and Practices

. 1 BY THEUS GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE -Report ToThe Chairman, Subcommittee On Defense icommittee On Appropriations House Of Representatives Military Tour-Length And Tour-Curtailment ~ Policies And Practices Defense will spend about $1.24 billion in fiscal year 1985 to move military personnel to and from overseas locations. Lengthening tours and limiting curtailments would lower this cost. Yet, whe...
Date July 12, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-85-90 Title

DOD Functions Contracted Out Under OMB Circular A-76: Costs and Status of Certain Displaced Employees

Report To The Chair, Task Force On Economic Security, Select Committee On Children, Youth And Families House Of Representatives Alternative Work Schedules For Federal Employees This report provides information on a random sample of federal employees’ and agency management views of alternative work schedules in the federal government. The information shows that generally, both groups believe alte...
Date July 9, 1985 Report No. GGD-85-51 Title

Government Operations: Savings Can Be Realized if Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities Pay for Their Unemployment Costs

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASiiI& TON, D.C. 20548 The Honorable The Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger of Defense Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject : Savings Can Be Realized If Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities Pay For Their Unemployment Costs (GAO/GGD-85-51) We are currently conducting a review of unemployment benefit payments to former federal employees. Our review is an opportunity tha...
Date June 17, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-85-94 Title

National Defense: Navy Should Join the Air Force and Army Program To Develop an Advanced Integrated Avionics System

BY THEU.S.GENERALACC&JNTlNG Report To The Secretary Of Defense OFFICE Navy Should Join The Air Force And Army Program To Develop An Advanced Integrated Avionics System Modern technology should soon enable separate avionics systems in an aircraft to be consolidated into a single package to conserve space, save weight, and reduce costs. This report points out the potential benefits of avionics conso...
Date June 13, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-85-75 Title

Measures of Military Capability: A Discussion of Their Merits, Limitations, and Interrelationships

Report To The Honorable Sam Nunn Ranking Minority Member Committee On Armed Services United States Senate Measures Of Military Capability: A Discussion Of Their Merits, Limitations, And Interrelationships This report discusses the problems of meas- uring military capability and the difficu!ty of quantifying military capability in a smgle, definitive measure. It also discusses various indicators of...
Date May 24, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-85-34 Title

Why Some Weapon Systems Encounter Production Problems While Others Do Not: Six Case Studies

Report ToThe Congkss OF THE UNITED STATES Why Some Weapon Systems Encounter Production Problems While Others Do Not: Six Case Studies Experience has shown that new weapon systems regularly encounter great difficulties as they begin production, such as a high percentage of components that must be scrapped or reworked. These give rise to significant cost increases and schedule delays. Through an exa...
Date May 20, 1985 Report No. 127009 Title

National Defense: H.R. 2397 "Allowable Cost Reform Act"

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE b'lASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 MONDAY, MAY 20, A.M. 1985 STATEMENT OF PAUL F. MATH, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION, AND PROCUREMENTSUBDIVISION NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION BEFORE THE SUKOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESE...
Date May 7, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-85-81 Title

National Defense: Improvements Needed in DOD Procedures To Prevent Reimbursement of Unallowable Costs on Government Contracts

UNITED STATESGENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 rZG92sc NATIONAL INTERNATIONAl SECURITY AFFAIRS AND DIVISION MAY 7 1985 126925 Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: Improvements Needed in Department of Defense Procedures'.fo Prevent Reimbursement of Unallowable Costs on Government Contracts (GAO,'NSIAD-85-81) before the Subcommittee on On April 24, 1985, we testified House Committee on Energy...
Date April 4, 1985 Report No. 126617 Title

National Defense: An Opportunity To Reduce Proliferation and Improve Acquisition Strategy for Electronic Combat Jammers

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1O:OO A.M. THURSDAY APRIL 4, 1985 STATEMENT OF FRANK C. CONAHAN, DIRECTOR NATIONALSECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL,AFFAIRS DIVISION BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON'GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON AN OPPORTUNITY TO REDUCE PROLIFERATION AND IMPROVE ACQUISITION STRATEGY FOR ELECTRONIC ...
Date March 6, 1985 Report No. 126397 Title

National Defense: Managing and Accounting for Property Furnished to Defense Contractors

DNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE NASRINGTON, D-C, 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY March 6, 1985 STATEMENT OF FRANX C, CONAEiAN DIRECTOR NATIONAL SECURJ.TP AND INTERNATIONAL BEFORE TBE SOBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS DMSION COMMITTEE ON GOVERNWENT OPERATIONS ROUSE OF EUPRESEXTATIVES ON WiNAGING AND ACCOUNTING FOR PROPERTY FCTRNISBEI)TODePENSECOR'TRACTOBs Mr. Chairman ...
Date March 1, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-85-42 Title

National Defense: Major Defense Issues Being Addressed by the General Accounting Office

’ BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress CF THEUNITEDSTATES Major Defense Issues Being Addressed The General Accounting Office By 4 As the Congress reviews the fiscal year 1986 defense budget and programs, it will focus on ways to make defense more efficient and effective. This report summarizes the defense issues within which GAO will do its work over the next few years and discusses s...