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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 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 Feb. 26, 1986 Report No. NSIAD-86-51FS Title

Weapons Acquisition: Processes of Selected Foreign Governments

IJnited &&es ie Fact Sheet Committee on Governmental Affairs Uniied States Senate Processesof Selected Foreign Governments 129167 UNITHJ STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASMINOTON, D.C. 20540 NATlqNXL OECVRITY AND INTERNATIONAL AICCAIRI DlVllJlON February 26, 1986 NB-220900 ~The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. Xhairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: we h...
Date Feb. 14, 1986 Report No. NSIAD-86-6 Title

Contract Audits: DCAA Needs To Increase Its Management Oversight of Planning Operations

-II a-’ . * * I“’ United States Gen GAO ‘abrusry~ 198R Report to CongressionalRequesters CONTRACTAUDITS H: DCAA Needsto Increase Its ManagementOversight of Planning Operations II llllll lllllll 129352 . United States General”Accountiqg (MYice =%m&5 GAO February 1986 Report to CongressionalRequesters CONTRACTAUDITS d* DCAA Needsto . Increase Its ManagementOversight of Planning Operations ...
Date Feb. 1, 1986 Report No. 129366 Title

Designing Evaluations: A Workbook

United States General Accounting Office - (--$?zp( - GAO F’rogram Evaluation ar d Methodology Division Evaluations: A Workbook INTRODUCTION This document, which presents designs for three specific evaluations, is intended to be used as a companion-piece to t h e transfer paper, Designing Evaluations. That is, these three designs are real-world examples of the different blueprints for evaluation ...
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 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. 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 Aug. 27, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-85-125 Title

National Defense: Consolidating Procurements of Medical Equipment Could Save Money

9 REPORT THEU, BY S. General Accounting Office Consolidating Procurements Of Medical Equipment Could Save Money During fiscal years 1982 through 1984, the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Veterans Administration (VA) medical facilities purchased over $1 billion worth of medical and related equipment, mostly on a local, decentralized basis. GAO believes that DOD could procure many of these items...
Date Aug. 21, 1985 Report No. OGC-85-14 Title

National Defense: Federal Regulations Need To Be Revised To Fully Realize the Purposes of the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984

REPORTBY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Federal Regulations Need To Be Revised To Fully Realize The Purposes Of The Competition In Contracting Act Of 1984 This report addresses several issues relating to executive agencies’ implementation of the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984 in federal acquisition regulations. The purposes of the act were to enhance competition and better l...
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 8, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-85-112 Title

National Defense: DOD Guidance on the Combined Procurement Procedure Needs Provisions for Audit Verification

BY THEUS GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Defense DOD Guidance On The Combined Procurement Procedure Needs Provisions For Audit Verification The objective of the Department of Defense’s (DOD’s) combined procurement procedure is to reduce acquisition costs by consolidating orders for spare parts with orders for production components. GAO concluded that the DOD guidance on the...
Date May 15, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-85-80 Title

National Defense: The Military Services Sole-Source Procurement of C-12 Aircraft

BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOU \lTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, ’ Committee On Armed Services, United States Senate The Military Se,rvices Sole-Source Procurement of C-l 2 Aircraft In 1974 the Army and Air Force, in response to guidance from the Senate and House Committees on Armed Services, procured acommon, light utility aircraft to meet their requirements. The Army, as the designated procureme...
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 30, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-85-61 Title

National Defense: Actions Taken by DOD on GAO Recommendations To Improve Spare Parts Requirements Determination

BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Honorable Sam Nunn United States Senate Actions Taken By DOD On GAO :Recommendations To Improve Spare Parts :Requirements Determination :GAO found that actions taken by the military ~services and DOD to improve the spare parts ~requirements determination process, in re~sponse to prior GAO report recommendaIFions, have resulted in estimated cost savl...
Date April 15, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-85-49 Title

DOD Functions Contracted Out Under OMB Circular A-76: Contract Cost Increases and the Effects on Federal Employees

DOD Functions Contracted Out Under OMB Ci.rcular A-76: Contract Cost Increases And The Effects On Federal Employees In accordance with OMB Circular A-76, DOD performs cost comparisons and contracts out commercial functions when the comparisons show that contracting is more economical than in-house performance. GAO reviewed a judgmental sample of 20 functions that were contracted out between Octobe...
Date April 8, 1985 Report No. OGC-85-5 Title

National Defense: Limited Survey of the Need To Delay Implementation of the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984

_.-_UNITED _. +. THE WASHINGTON~D.C. STATES 2~48 APRIL 8.1955 B-208159.5 The Honorable Jack Brooks, Chairman The Honorable Frank Horton, Ranking Member Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Minority The Honorable William S. Cohen, Chairman The Honorable Carl Levin, Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management Committee on Governmental Affairs Uni...
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 8, 1985 Report No. 126396 Title

National Defense: Peacekeeper (MX) Intercontinental Ballistic Missile System

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY March 8, 1985 STATEMENT OF HARRY R. FINLEY ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION AIR FORCE SUBDIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEEON DEFENSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE ON PEACEKEEPER (MX) INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE SYSTEM ill lllllll llllllll 126396 .__...
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...
Date Feb. 28, 1985 Report No. OIRM-85-2 Title

National Defense: Summaries of Conclusions and Recommendations on Department of Defense Operations

$Aitd Senate Committees on Appropriations by the Comptroller General of the United States SUMMARIES OF CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OPERATIONS I ’ 1 i This is a summary of GAO’s conclusions and recommendations resulting from its audits and other review work in the Department of Defense on which satisfactory legislative or administrative actions have not been taken. ...
Date Jan. 15, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-85-18 Title

National Defense: Design and Operation of Special Defense Acquisition Fund Can Be Improved

BY THE US, GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Committee on Appropriations House Of Representatives Design And Operation Of Special Defense Acquisition Fund Can Be Improved The Special Defense Acquisition Fund finances the acquisition of defense articles for sale to foreign buyers. The purpose of the fund is to reduce delivery times associated with these sales and to reduce the need ...
Date Dec. 18, 1984 Report No. 125858 Title

National Defense: Reducing the Cost of Weapons Acquisitions

3obsb For Release on Delivery Expected at 10 a.m. Tuesday, December 18, 1984 Gw?5s d STATEMENT OF BILL W. THURMAN DEPUTY DIRECTOR NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION BEFORE THE AD HOC TASK FORCE ON SELECTED DEFENSE PROCUREMENTMATTERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES UNITED STATES SENATE ON REDUCING THE COST OF WEAPONSACQUISITIONS Mr. Chairman and Members of to be here of weapons...
Date Dec. 13, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-85-30 Title

International Affairs: Accurate and Complete Subcontract Data Needed To Assess International Agreements on Defense Procurement

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCQUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 DECEMBER 13, 1984 NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL 5ECURlTY AFFAIRS AN0 DIVISION B-208826 The Honorable The Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger of Defense Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: Accurate and Complete Subcontract Data Needed To Assess International Agreements on Defense Procurement (GAO/NSIAD-85-30) We are reporting to you on improvements needed...
Date Nov. 30, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-85-5A Title

National Defense: DOD Manufacturing Technology Program--Management Is Improving but Benefits Hard To Measure

DOD Manufacturing Technol~y Pr~ran~--Management Is Improving But Benefits Hard To Measure This supplement contains information on the projects GAO reviewed under the Department of Defense Manufacturing Technology Program. GAO/NSIAD-85-5A NOVEMBER 30, 1984 Office kTithin Project This volume contains information on the projects the General A~~ou~ti~g (GAG) reviewed. There are three sections--one for...
Date Nov. 30, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-85-5 Title

National Defense: DOD Manufacturing Technology Program--Management Is Improving But Benefits Hard To Measure

Report ToThe Subcommittee On Economic Stabilization Committee On Banking, Finance, And Urban Affairs , House of Representatives ~(:-I .Ii IE::. II t.: S-l?,TE! UN D S DOD ManufacturingTechnology Program--Management Is Improving But Benefits Hard To Measure 721~ DOD Manufacturing T’echnology Program provides mont?y, Illainly to defense contractors, to demonstrate inIti;ll “factory floor” appl...
Date Nov. 27, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-85-15 Title

National Defense: Cost Projections for the B-1B Bomber Program

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS AND DIVISION NOVEMBER 27, 1984 B-206613 The Honorable Joseph P. Addabbo Chairman, Subcommittee on Defense Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Cost Projections (GAOINSIAD-85-15) For The B-1B Bomber Program On February 2, 1984, you asked us to review the...
Date Oct. 25, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-85-9 Title

National Defense: Analysis of DOD's Fiscal Year 1985 Multiyear Procurement Candidates

/arusQ REPORTBY THEUS General Accounting Office Analysis Of DOD’s Fiscal Year 1985 Multiyear Procurement Candidates Public Law 97-86 established criteria which must be met by DOD multiyear contract candidates. The criteria are that the multiy:ear contracts will benefit the government by saving money and improving contractors’ droductivity, and that the estimated contract c~ost and savings be r...
Date Oct. 12, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-85-1 Title

National Defense: Compensation by 12 Aerospace Contractors

‘6 *3 ‘3 BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee Legislation And National Security Committee On Government Operations House Of Representatives On OF THEIJIVTEDSTATES Compensation Contractors By 12 Aerospace GAO made a comparative analysis of the pay and benefits 6t 12 of the nation’s large aerospace contractors. The i:untractors, on the average, paid executives and cl...
Date Sept. 21, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-61 Title

Energy: Defense Fuel Supply Center Procedures for Purchasing Strategic Petroleum Reserve Oil

REPORTBY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Defense Fuel Supply Center Procedures For Purchasing Strategic Petroleum Reserve Oil As one of a series of reviews on the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, GAO examined the procedures that the Defense Fuel Supply Center used to acquire about 130 million barrels of crude oil for the Reserve from February 1981 to May 1983. GAO found that the purchasing...
Date July 10, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-127 Title

National Defense: Increased Joint Avionics Standardization Could Result in Major Economies and Operational Benefits

BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Defense - increased Joint Avionics Standardization Could Result In Major Economies And Operational Benefits The Congress, the Office of the Secretary of ~ Defense, and the military services recognize that 1 standard avionics equipment for milrtary arrcraft is needed. Standard avionics IS viewed as desirable, feasible, and economical whe...
Date July 9, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-131 Title

Government Operations: Need for DCAA To Improve Both the Reporting of Audit Results and the Management of the Defective Pricing Program

Ui-i~u> STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING Ow WASHIe4tToN. t&c, 2054a B-215639 Mr. Charles 0. Starrett, Director, Defense Contract Jr. Audit Agency Dear Mr. Starrett: Subject: Need far of Audit Defective DCAA to Improve Both the Reporting Results and the Management of the Pricing Program (GAO/NSIAD-84-131) We have reviewed the adequacy of the Defense Contract Audit Agency's (DCAA's) postaward audits (known...
Date June 27, 1984 Report No. 124491 Title

National Defense: The Reliability and Availability of Agency Information and the Accuracy of DOD Weapon System Cost Estimates

TJNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1O:OO A.M. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1984 STATEMENT OF FRANK C. CONAHAN, DIRECTOR NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEEON ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY UNITED STATES SENATE ON THE RELIA...
Date June 19, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-138 Title

Government Operations: Analysis of Selected Sections of DOD Revised Breakout Regulation

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE; WUIHINOTON, D.C. 20540 JIbI I9 1984 B-214275 The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. Chairman, Committee on Governmental United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Analysis of Selected Sections Revised Breakout Regulation (GAO/NSIAD-84-138) of DOD's Affairs In response correspondence, examined selected revised breakout mote competition. implementation of t...
Date June 12, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-136 Title

National Defense: Army's Decision To Begin Production of the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle Was Premature

. ’ c L *I’ w-w9 BY THEUS GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE 1 ., Report To The Secretary Of Defense 4 Army’s Decision To Begin Production Of The High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle Was Premature The Army’s decrsron to award a full-scale productron contract was premature In vrew of relrabrlrty problems drsclosed In the operatronal tests. Also, usmg a multryear contract presupposes that the sy...
Date May 24, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-70 Title

National Defense: DOD Needs To Provide More Credible Weapon Systems Cost Estimates to the Congress

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Date May 24, 1984 Report No. 124241 Title

National Defense: Need for Improved Cost Estimating on Major Weapon Systems and Credible Reporting of Planned and Actual Costs

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY EXPECTED 1O:OO A.M. AT THURSDAY,MAY 24, 1984 124241 STATEMENT OF CHARLESA. BOWSHER COMPTROLLER GENERALOF THE UNITED STATES - BEFORETHE COMMITTEE GOVERNMENTAL ON AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE ON NEED FOR IMPROVEDCOST ESTIMATING ON MAJORWEAPON SYSTEMSAND CREDIBLE REPORTING PLANNEDAND ACTUAL COSTS OF Mr. Chairman and ...
Date May 9, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-112 Title

National Defense: Status of the Peacekeeper (MX) Weapon System

BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Defense Status@dhe (MX) heapon Peacekeeper System Based on four successful test flights to date, the Air Force believes it wilt meet the December 19‘86 Peacekeeper initial deployment date specified by tfre Congress. However, some fright testing planned to take place before missile deployment is now scheduled for completion after deplo...
Date April 6, 1984 Report No. 123845 Title

Economic Development: GAO Views on S. 2489

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 For Release on Delivery Expected at IO a.m. Friday, April 6, 1984 STATEMENTOF PAUL F. MATH ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION BEFORETHE COMMITTEEON SMALL BUSINESS UNITED STATES SENATE ON GAO VIEWS ON S.2489 123845 . Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: We are pleased Small Business this dealing ...
Date March 28, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-82 Title

National Defense: Test Transfer of Consumable Supply Items to DLA from the Military Services

. UNITED STATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL SECUAIW AFFAIRS AND DIVISION MARCH 28, 1984 B-211771 The Honorable The Secretary Subject: Caspar W. Weinberger of Defense 123756 Test Transfer of Consumable Supply Items to the Defense Logistics Agency from the Military Services (GAO/NSIAD-84-82) Dear Mr. Secretary: on Defense, At the request of the Chairmen, Sub...
Date March 20, 1984 Report No. OADPS-84-2 Title

National Defense: Summaries of Conclusions and Recommendations on Department of Defense Operations

This is a summary of GAO’s conclusions and recommendations resulting from its audits and other review work in the Department of Defense on which satisfactory legislative or administrative actions have not been taken. These summaries are compiled to assist congressional committees in their review of budget requests for fiscal year 1985. Previous GAO reports brought these matters to the attention ...
Date March 14, 1984 Report No. 123635 Title

National Defense: DOD Personnel Retention Policies and Depot Maintenance Activities

I UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 128635 FOR RELEASEON DEtIVERY EXPECTED 10:30j A.M. AT WEDNESDAY, MARCHl4, 1984 STATEMENT OF Robert PI. Gilroy, Senior Associate Director i NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONALAFFAIRS DIVISION before the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security: of the House Government Operations Committee We are pleased to be here today to dis...
Date March 12, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-88 Title

Government Operations: Underestimation of Funding Requirements in Five Year Procurement Plans

UNDERESTIMATION OF FUNDING REQUIREMENTS I N F I V E YEAR PROCUREMENT PLANS J (BRIEFING PAPER) GAO/NSIAD-84-88 M A R C H 12,1984 F PREFACE UNDERCOSTING OF THE FIVE YEAR DEFENSE PLAN Historical data shows that DOD's Five Year Defense Plans (FYDP) are consistently undercosted. The dramatic increases in the defense program since 1980 and the perception that the cost of these huge increases may continu...
Date Feb. 24, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-40 Title

National Defense: The Army Needs More Comprehensive Evaluations To Make Effective Use of Its Weapon System Testing

BY THEUS GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of The Army The Army Needs More Comprehensive Evaluations To Make Effective Use Of Its Weapon System Testing Evaluations of development and operatlonal tests are used to assess the progress of new heapon systems as they proceed through development Because many Armyorgamzat,kons contrtbute to the preparation of these evaluations, the results...
Date Feb. 23, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-21 Title

Government Operations: Escalation in Engineering Labor Rates at Defense Contractors

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF THE UNITED O.C. 2oM8 , STATES - B-205285 FEBRUARY 23, 1984 The Honorable Jack Brooks Chairman, Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Escalation at Defense in Engineering Labor Rates Contractors (GAO/NSIAD-84-21) In response to your September 17, 1982, request and su...
Date Feb. 14, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-57 Title

National Defense: Department of the Army's Competitive Test and Evaluation of Alternative Light Antiarmor Weapons

*s* ,I ,’ , UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20542 NATIONAL INTLRNATIONAL @tcUnlw ACPAIRS *MO DIVIIION FEWUARY 14. 1984 B-213544 The Honorable United States Subject: Warren B. Rudman Senate Department of the Army’s Competitive Test and Evaluation of Alternative Light Antiarmor Weapons (GAO/NSIAD-84-57) Rudman: Dear Senator We have reviewed the Army’s competitive test ...
Date Feb. 9, 1984 Report No. 123362 Title

National Defense: Department of Defense Efforts To Standardize Avionics Equipment

II) 1 UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE 10:00 a.m. EST IF a &clA v: FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY THURSDAY, FEBRUARY9:, 1984 STATEMENTOF FRANK C. CONAHAM DIRECTOR, NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY ON COMMITTEEON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: I am pleased concern...