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Date March 16, 1983 |
Report No. 120818 |
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U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:OO a.m. Wednesday, March 16, 1983 STATEMENT OF 120818 DR. KENNETH J. COFFEY ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR (MILITARY PERSONNEL)
FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATIOM DIVISION SEFORE THE
COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE ON THE USE OF EDUCATIONAL &SSISTXNCE
!?ROGRAYS TO IMPROVE dMILITARY RECRUITING -- AN... |
Date March 15, 1983 |
Report No. 120810 |
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U.S. GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected ;;rEi3;5p.m. Tuesday, , 1983 STATEMENTOF DR. KENNETHJ. COFFEY ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE MANPOWER ON AND PERSONNEL SENATE COMMITTEEON ARMEDSERVICES ON RESERVEFORCESAND MANPOWER MOBILIZATION ISSUES Mr. Chairman and Members of the It is a pleasure
Subcommitt... |
Date March 15, 1983 |
Report No. PLRD-83-53 |
Title
UN~~~DSTATESGENERALACCOUNT~NG
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFKE
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PROCURtMWT. AND READILOGtrTiC% PWISION MARCH 15.1983 B-210758 The Fkxor8ble muse of Representatives
Dear Mr. Aspin: Les Aspin II II 11111
120898 Subject: ...TheAm@sAwardof a Contract for Power SupplyUnitsUnder the Authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(a)(l6pJGAO/PLRD-83-53) __"_." In your request of November 17, 1982, your express... |
Date Feb. 17, 1983 |
Report No. PLRD-83-40 |
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. a.. **. . UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING
WASHINGTON. .
PROCURLMEM. AND READINESS LOQISTICS, DIVISION D.C. 20S48 FEBRUARY ‘ l7,1983 .- Lieutenant General Bennett L. Lewi8 Depu.ty Axrristant Secretary of Defense (Mobilieation, Planning a@ Requirements) Dear Lieutenant General Lewi8: S.ubjectt- ,-POD Initiative8 Regarding HobUizati.on Facilities PlanningJ(GAO/PLRD-83-40) Zhe General Accounting ... |
Date Feb. 17, 1983 |
Report No. PLRD-83-39 |
Title
UNITED STATS GEiGERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 FEBRUARY 17,1983
PROCUREMENT, AN0 READINESS LOGISTICS, OIVISION General Richard E. Cavazos Commanding General U.S. Army Forces Command 30330 Fort McPherson, Georgia Subject: Planning for Mobilization Facilities be Improved Through Increased Staff and Authority. (GAO/PLRD-83-39) Cavazos: RI II llllllllll
120630 Needs Can Continuity Dear ... |
Date Feb. 2, 1983 |
Report No. FPCD-83-2 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 1 4M POERAL TRONNE ANO COMps"TION DIVISION B-210323 FEBRUARY 2, 1983 The Honorable John O. Marsh, Jr. The Secretary of the Army Attention: The Inspector General DAIG-AI Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: Army's Ability to Expand Training Base Upon Mobilization Remains Limited (GAO/FPCD-83-2) We have performed followup work on the Army's abil... |
Date Feb. 1, 1983 |
Report No. PLRD-83-38 |
Title
,~ ~:,~- UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 PROCUREMENT, LOGISTICS, AND READINESS DIVISION B-202300 FEBRUARY 1, 1983 The Honorable John O. Marsh, Jr.
The Secretary of the Army Dear Mr. Secretary:124 Subject: Observations Regarding the Ammunition Production Base (GAO/PLRD-83-38) 120453 We have completed our review of the Army's modernization and expansion program for the... |
Date Jan. 31, 1983 |
Report No. FPCD-83-12 |
Title
4 J2OY‘Y 9 BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL port To The Con
OF THE UNITEDSTATES
Personnel Problems May Hamper Army’s Individual Ready Reserve/n Wartime
The strength level of the lndlvldual Ready Reserve--the Army s primary source of pretralned Indlvlduals--1s lessthan one-half the number needed to meet requlrements In the early days of war or natlonal emergency The actual shortage IS probably worse,... |
Date Oct. 15, 1982 |
Report No. FPCD-83-6 |
Title
UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 fLDtRAL PLRSONNCL AN0 COMCCNSATION OIVISION B-208840 OCTOBER lS,1982 The Honorable The Secretary Attention: ~Dear Mr. John 0. Marsh, of the Army The Inspector Jr. General DAIG-AI llllllll llllllll
119701 Secretary: Army's Ability as Planned is to Mobilize and Use Retirees Doubtful (GAO/FPCD-83-6) Subject: We have completed a review of t... |
Date Oct. 12, 1982 |
Report No. FPCD-83-17 |
Title
8, 9 ST”CV*ikTHE STAFF THEU.St OF G eneral Accounting Office
Mi litary Personnel ksues: M i Inaging And Compensating Th 3 Armed Forces
y personnel irrusrr will continue to a considerable interart in the 198Orr onrsqucsnce of the Admlnlrtration’r to rxpand and modsmizo the Armed B. Budget outlay8 for military pay and Itr in fircal year 1982 are expected to sch $60 billion, or over 31 percent ,o... |
Date Sept. 22, 1982 |
Report No. FPCD-82-59 |
Title
UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 momAL MRWNNU mu0 COMPENSATION DIVISION B-208816 SEPTEMBER 22,lOSZ The Honorable The Secretary Attention: John O..Marsh, of the Army The Inspector Jr. General DAIG-AI
119652 Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: Problems in Implementing the Army's CAPSTONE Program to Provide All Reserve Components With a Wartime Mission (GAO/FPCD-82-59) The Army'... |
Date Aug. 20, 1982 |
Report No. MASAD-82-46 |
Title
‘I” ‘I” ‘I”II,, ” UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFKE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 MISSION ANALYSlS AND SYSTEMS ACQUlSlTlON OIVISION B-208595
The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: John 0. Marsh, of the Army The Inspector DAIG-AI Jr. General AUGUST 20,1982 ~lulllllll Ill
119260 Deficiencies Identified With an Urban Warfare Modeling Program at the TRADOC Syste... |
Date Aug. 19, 1982 |
Report No. ID-82-55 |
Title
BY THEUS GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Chairman, Committee On Appropriations, House Of Representatives Alternatives To The Northern Mariana Islands Land Lease
The Defense Department has not demonstrated a need for over half of the total land proposed for lease. Furthermore, the lease option contains limitationson uses that are not in the interest of either the Northern Mariana Islands Gov... |
Date Aug. 18, 1982 |
Report No. PLRD-82-98 |
Title
BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Transportation Readiness Of The U.S. Coast Guard
Continuing problems may prevent the Coast Guard from successfully carrying out its ongoing peacetime missions and assuming additional tasks to support Navy operations in wartime. Specifically, GAO found --difficulties in assigning the Coast Guard wartime tasks to support Navy operations... |
Date Aug. 12, 1982 |
Report No. MASAD-82-43 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTJNGOFFKE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 , MISSION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ACQU!SITION AND DIVISION B-205335 AUGUST 12.1982 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Harrison Senate Schmitt: H. Schmitt Evaluation of NASA Comments On GAO Report MASAD-82-14 "Consolidated Space Operations Center Lacks Adequate DOD Planning" (GAO/MASAD-82-43) As requested in your letter of July 28... |
Date June 24, 1982 |
Report No. PLRD-82-91 |
Title
UNITED STATEd’ GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20348 ‘T’ROCUREMENT, :AND RCADINCSO LO |
Date Jan. 11, 1982 |
Report No. EMD-82-24 |
Title
OF THE UNITED National Defense-Related Silver Needs Should Be Reevaluated And Alternative Disposal Methods Explored
Using 1978 Federal Emergency Management Agency data, Congress authorized disposal of over 105 million troy ounces, or about 75 percent, of the 139.5 million troy ounces of silver in the National Defense Stockpile. However, this disposal has been suspended pending a July I, 1982, rede... |
Date Jan. 1, 1982 |
Report No. 120961 |
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GAO Establishes Conferences on Single Audit Volume 17 Issue 4 GAO Establishes Internal Control Project
Orientation on Audit Standards Planned for Professional Staff Governmental Accounting Standards Board Update Cost Accounting Standards Are Alive... |
Date Nov. 18, 1981 |
Report No. 116939 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C.
20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 a.m. EST November 18, 1981 STATEMENT OF WERNER GROSSHANS, DEPUTY DIRECTOR PRQCUREMENT, LOGISTICS AND READINESS DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY HOUSE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS ON CONVENTIONAL AMMUNITION
i'4ANAGEMENT 116939 I __ -_ _-- _-_-_ -_- __--_... |
Date Nov. 17, 1981 |
Report No. ID-82-6 |
Title
s 1 UNITED STAES GENERALAccOt~NTlntGOFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C.’ 20548 1NTlCRNATlOlUL DIVlSION 1 7 PICJV EM B-205382 The Honorable Robert S. Walk& House of Representatives Dear Mr. Walker: Request for of Industrial RELEASED h*ll:-,--“..,l_r((*,l,,-l p”.F.-..7,..,c, ’ . ,” *.‘_,,+y?.n ” -r ’ -. , ! * /: Wde Qeners, “&e -:: I ~;‘ I",'a-G$fc;IIpp*eya, I” ‘ ;,- .‘ ,. |
Date Oct. 19, 1981 |
Report No. MASAD-82-2 |
Title
1BV COMPTROLLERGENERAL -THE Report To The Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES The World Wide Military Command And Control Information System --Problems In Information Resource Management
GAO’ evaluation of the World Wide Military s Command and Control Information System modernization effort showed that continuing problems associated with providing automated support for command and control functions are ... |
Date Sept. 15, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-134 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 cNCROY AND DlVl5lON MINERALS B-204416 The The The The Honorable Secretary Honorable Secretary Subject: Caspar W. Weinberger of Defense Malcolm Ealdr of Commerce Potential to National ige Impediment Defense SEPTEMBER 161981 of Foundry Capacity Needs (EMD-81-134) Relative We are writing this letter based on our concern over the The cause... |
Date Sept. 14, 1981 |
Report No. MASAD-81-43 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 MISSION ANALYSIS AND SYSTEMS ACQUISITION DIVISION B-204661 SEPTEMBER 14,198l The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Caspat W. Weinberger of Defense Assistant for Audit Reports Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: Information Should The British Sting Ray Torpedo: be Obtained to Determine Potential Benefits to U.S. Antisubmarine Warfare Programs (... |
Date Aug. 5, 1981 |
Report No. MASAD-81-35 |
Title
a I --- BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Countervailing Strategy Demands Revision Of Strategic Force Acquisition Plans
To meet the requirements of deterrence in the 198Os, U.S. strategic nuclear forces will need capabilities not envisioned in the design of existing weapon and support systems. These requirements result from the threat posed by large numbers of effec... |
Date July 21, 1981 |
Report No. 115863 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE OTJ DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1O:OO A.M. TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1981 115863 STATEMENT OF DONALD J. HORAN, DIRECTOR AND READINESS DIVISION PROCUREMENT, LOGISTICS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL FINANCE JOINT AtiD SECURITY TRADE, ECONOMICS ECONOMIC COMMITTEE ON
LOGISTICS PLANNING FOR THE Ml TANK Mr. Chairman, Committee Plannin... |
Date July 21, 1981 |
Report No. 115862 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1:00 p.m. EDT July 21, 1981 ill~lllllll~ ll
115862 STATEMENT OF WERNER GROSSHANS, DEPUTY DIRECTOR PROCUREMENT, LOGISTICS AND READINESS DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEFENSE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS ON ITHE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE-7I 1' .h. _**' Mr. Chairman and Members the recent of th... |
Date July 15, 1981 |
Report No. FPCD-81-38 |
Title
Report To The Congress
OF THE UNITEDSTATES
Manpower Effectiveness The All-Volunteer Force Of Since adoption of the Total Force policy and the All-Votunteer Force, fundamental changes in manpower mobilization plans and capabilities have occurred. This report discusses various manpower problems which hamper the Nation’s mobilization capabilities in the event of a national emergency. As a result, G... |
Date July 1, 1981 |
Report No. PLRD-81-33 |
Title
* . B’f THE COMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Logistics Planning For The M 1 Tank: implications For Reduced Readiness And Increased Support Costs
Achieving established design-to-cost objectives and fielding a tank within a -/-year development cycle have been the major emphases of the M 1 tank program. As a consequence of this momentum, there was little early emphasis on... |
Date June 30, 1981 |
Report No. PLRD-81-35 |
Title
1/5~~y
l ‘* 0 & ~,:.,“h”” i”l F’ * i 4 “” /*.I’ “i “: uL VA BY ‘[HE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Defense, Committee On Appropriations, House Of Representatives
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Adjustments Recommended In Fiscal Year 1982 Ammunition Procurement And Modernization Programs
At the request of the Subcommittee on Defense of the House Committee ... |
Date June 24, 1981 |
Report No. HRD-81-67 |
Title
L. J /b -I’- 3 --5 7 i;c If” bk” THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Will There Be Enough Trained Medical Personnel In Case Of War?
The number and types of medical personnel in the military active duty and reserve forces fall far short of the total projected requirements for the current most-demanding wartime planning scenarios. Training of medical personnel in com... |
Date June 8, 1981 |
Report No. PLRD-81-32 |
Title
I ’ STUDY THESTAFF THEU.S. BY OF ’ General Accounting Office
Logistics Management: Issues For Planning
The Federal Government owns many billions of dollars of material subject to logistics management functions ranging from determining and satisfying needs to disposal of material no longer needed. This study examines current and emerging issues relating to the Government’s management of these... |
Date May 27, 1981 |
Report No. PLRD-81-22 |
Title
. . 4 1 ITSqJ , * BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES DOD’s Industrial Preparedness Program Needs National Policy To Effectively Meet Emergency Needs
The Department of Defense’s Industrial Preparedness Planning Program is to make sure U.S. industry can respond to wartime needs for military items. However, despite repeated study, this program has remained in a sta... |
Date May 19, 1981 |
Report No. HRD-81-56 |
Title
, . . BY’THE COMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES DOD Needs Better Assessment Of Military Hospitals’ Capabilities To Care For Wartime Casualties
Over the last two decades military hospital bed capacity has fallen substantially with the Department of Defense’s (DOD’s) adoption of peacetime hospital replacement standards. DOD is developing a contingency system of civil... |
Date May 15, 1981 |
Report No. MASAD-81-30 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman Committee On Government House Of Representatives
OF THE UNITED STATES RELEASED Operations NORAD’s Missile Warning System: What Went Wrong?
The importance and criticality of the North American Air Defense Command’s (NORAD’s) computer system have recently been emphasized when false missile warning messages were generated and the Nation’s nucl... |
Date May 12, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-50 |
Title
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BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Federal Electrical Emergency Preparedness Is Inadequate
If saboteurs, terrorists, or an ememy attacked the Nation’s electric power system, would the Federal Government be prepared to handle the resulting energy disruptions? Probably not, because the Department of Energy has failed to prepare required electric emergency prep... |
Date March 18, 1981 |
Report No. FPCD-81-37 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 CLDLIIAL PERSONNEL AND COMPLN8ATION DIVISION MARCH 18,198l B-202089 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. John 0. Marsh, of the Army Jr. lllulIIlll a
114635 Secretary:
t Does Subject: -Army Decisionmaking Process Both Active and Reserve Components? J (FPCD-81-37) Include Total Force management involves decisionmaking that makes use of al... |
Date March 2, 1981 |
Report No. MASAD-81-15 |
Title
! BY THECOMPTRO;LER GENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES 4 J l@yE# I ;,vrtJ Report ToThe Congress
Most Critical Testi’ng Still Lies Ahead For Missiles In Theater Nuclear Modernization
The chairman of the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East, House Committee an Foreign Affairs, asked GAO to study certain aspects of the program to modernize theater nuclear weapons intended for deployment in several Eu... |
Date Feb. 28, 1981 |
Report No. MASAD-81-9 |
Title
li I I WJikT BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress
OF THEUNITED STATES Decisions To Be Made In Charting Future Of DOD’s Assault Breaker
DOD must still prove the Assault Breaker concept is feasible, assess its cost effectiveness and affordability against other weapons with com@arable capabilities, and devise a management ajpproach to handle the problems of the system’s joint Army-Air ... |
Date Feb. 24, 1981 |
Report No. LCD-81-23 |
Title
t 1 ” ,# l +g#+gJJ ;,+- BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress
.OF THEUNITEDSTATES Evaluation Of Defense Attempts To Manage ESattlefielcl Intelligence Data
The Department of Defense undertook the Battlefield Exploitation and Target Acquisition project 3 years ago to develop new technology for automated information management of battlefield intelligence data. After reviewing project deve... |
Date Feb. 23, 1981 |
Report No. C-MASAD-81-6 |
Title
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UNCLASSIFIED PROGRESS AND PROBLEMS OF THE ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE PROGRAM .m-.. - - REPORT BY THE.COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF 'THE UNITED STATES . DIGEST -----The Advanced Medium,Range Air-to-Air Missile (-AMRAAM) is being developed as an all-weather, air-to-air missile responding to Air Force and Navy operational requirements for the 1985-2005 Operating both within and be... |
Date Feb. 23, 1981 |
Report No. C-MASAD-81-4 |
Title
UNCLASSIFIED REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES THE LIGHT AIRBORNE MULTIPURPOSE SYSTEM, LAMPS MK III, PROGRESS EVIDENT BUT SOME PROBLEMSAND QUESTIONS REMAIN DIGEST -----helicopter weapon by the Navy is the MlllW LAMPS"9 It is a computer-integrated "ghx v and helicopter system designed principally for antisubmarine warfare (ASW) with secondary mission capabilities of antiship su... |
Date Feb. 18, 1981 |
Report No. C-MASAD-81-2 |
Title
UNCXASSIFLED REPORT'BY THE COMPTROLLER GE!JERAL OF THE UNITED STATES THE ARMY'S STANDOFF TARGET ACQUISITION SYSTEM--A PROGRAM HAVING DEVELOPMENT DIFFICULTIES DIGEST -----The Standoff Target Acquisition System (SOTAS) is a $1.1 billion Army program to develop an airborne radar system to detect and locate moving targets at distances far beyond the forward edge of the battle area. Although experiment... |
Date Feb. 12, 1981 |
Report No. C-MASAD-81-1 |
Title
UNCLASSl FI ED REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER GENE= .OF THE UNITED STATES
. PROBLEMS AFFECTING THE PROCUREMEL~TAND OPERATION OF THE ARMY'S AH-64 ATTACK HELICOPTER AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS DIGEST ------The attack helicopter, with its guided missiles and other armament, plays a key role in supporting ground troops battling enemy armored units concentrated'around the forward edge of the battle area. The Arm... |
Date Jan. 29, 1981 |
Report No. PSAD-81-17 |
Title
Many of today’s mjlitary systems cannot be adequately operated, maintained, or supported be&itsa the D#&ment of Drifense does not pay enough attention to logistic support, humen fa@tors, Bnd quality assurance during the design phase df the acquisition pt?cess. These problems deter the systems’ effectiveness to defend our country ‘in case of war. _ GAD. t&&fore makes recommahdations%o improve... |
Date Dec. 1, 1980 |
Report No. LCD-81-15 |
Title
UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 LOGISTICS AND COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION The rlonorable Robert R. Pirie, Jr. Assistant Secretary of Defense Reserve Affairs, and Logistics) (Xanpmer, Dear Mr. Secretary: Ill II
113918 Subject: Slow Progress in 6 eveloping the Capability To Supply Troops Adequately If Fixed Ports Are Ilot AvailabldPor Modern Transport Ships and Tankers (LCD-... |
Date Nov. 14, 1980 |
Report No. FPCD-81-3 |
Title
BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE “3~ * Report To The SecretaryOf Defense
Automated Career Management For DOD Civilians: Performance And Potential
The! Automated Career Management System, a c’ mputer-based civilian personnel inventor , appraisal, and referral system, has unreal zed potential for providing information nee ed for day-to-day and long-range decisionma ing about an entire career... |
Date Nov. 13, 1980 |
Report No. C-PSAD-81-4 |
Title
UMCIASWIED
( REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES FUTURE PROCUREMENTS OF ARMY'S COPPERHEAD PROJECTILE SHOULD BE CONTINGENT ON IMPROVEMENTS IN PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY 1 1 DIGEST -----a laser-guided, antiarmor projecCopperhead, tile launched from 155-mm. howitzers, entered It is a $1 billimited production this year. The Army plans to procure over lion program. 44,000 rounds by ... |
Date Nov. 12, 1980 |
Report No. C-PSAD-81-2 |
Title
‘. - _ REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL-OF THE UNITED STATES . c POTENTIAL OF .T&'LoAD BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM FOR PROTECTING THE MX MISSILE SYSTEMM DIGEST -----An objective of U.S. national defense policy is to maintain.a force of land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMS) capable of surviving a Soviet attack in numbers adequate for a retaliatory strike. Because of concern... |
Date Sept. 16, 1980 |
Report No. LCD-80-102 |
Title
UNITES STATES GENERAL ACCOUNT1NGOFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 LOQLSTICS AND COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION B-199767 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. Hans M. Mark of the Air Force : 3 Secretary: c- Survey of the Readiness (LCD-80-102) of Minuteman Missiles Subject: In April 1980 we began a survey of the readiness of Our principal objectives Minuteman strategic missiles. were to examine the missiles' s... |
Date Aug. 20, 1980 |
Report No. LCD-80-89 |
Title
OF’: UNITEDSTATES THE F-l6 Integrated LogisticsSupport: StillTime ToConsider Eccxwmical Alternatives
While the Air Force’s integrated logistics support plan for the F-16 should ensure that the aircraft will he adequately maintained, there is still time and opportunity to improve its effectiveness and reduce support costs. This report recommends several alternative operational and support conce... |