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Navy Manpower: Squadron Manpower Program Needs Improvement

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date May 19, 1987
Report No. NSIAD-87-101
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Summary:

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO evaluated the Navy Squadron Manpower Document (SQMD) program to determine whether the Navy based its manpower requirements on sound and rigorous processes.

GAO found that the Navy: (1) has not established staffing standards on work loads for all ground officers and about 20 percent of ground enlisted personnel; (2) did not document the initial standards development for ground enlisted personnel, or require that revised standards be based on efficiency reviews; (3) does not independently verify, consistently calculate, or completely document work loads; (4) uses allowances for nonproductive time that are not based on supportable evidence; and (5) has neither updated nor adequately supported the work-week standard it uses to determine SQMD requirements. GAO noted that limited program support affects the SQMD program in the form of insufficient travel funds, key position vacancies, high staff turnover, and inexperienced program personnel.

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