Weapon systems management : product support managers and major acquistions oversight / Kylie Baines, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Baines, Kylie, editor.

United States. Government Accountability Office.

Series:

Defense, security and strategy series.

Defense, Security and Strategy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Weapons systems--United States.

Weapons systems.

United States. Department of Defense--Procurement.

United States.

United States. Department of Defense--Rules and practice--Evaluation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (98 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Novinka, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Department of Defense (DOD) and the military services have taken steps to implement Product Support Managers (PSM) for major weapon systems, but certain aspects of the implementation process remain incomplete. The services have assigned PSMs to almost all of their major weapon systems. This book examines the steps, if any, that DOD and the military services have taken to implement PSMs for major weapon systems and the extent to which DOD has evaluated the effects, if any, that PSMs are having on life-cycle sustainment decisions for their assigned systems.

Contents:

""WEAPON SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT: PRODUCT SUPPORT MANAGERS AND MAJOR ACQUISTIONS OVERSIGHT""; ""WEAPON SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT: PRODUCT SUPPORT MANAGERS AND MAJOR ACQUISTIONS OVERSIGHT""; ""LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: WEAPON SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT: DOD HAS TAKEN STEPS TO IMPLEMENT PRODUCT SUPPORT MANAGERS BUT NEEDSTO EVALUATE THEIR EFFECTS""; ""WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY""; ""WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS""; ""WHAT GAO FOUND""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""BACKGROUND""

""DOD AND THE SERVICES HAVE TAKEN STEPS TO IMPLEMENT PSMS FOR MAJOR WEAPON SYSTEMS, BUT CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS REMAIN INCOMPLETE""""DOD HAS NOT SYSTEMATICALLY COLLECTED OR EVALUATED INFORMATION ON THE EFFECTS PSMS ARE HAVING ON LIFE- CYCLE SUSTAINMENT DECISIONS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION""; ""AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION""; ""APPENDIX I. SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY""; ""APPENDIX II. DEFENSE ACQUISITION SYSTEM FRAMEWORK""; ""APPENDIX III. DESCRIPTIONS OF SELECTEDDEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)MAJORWEAPON SYSTEMS""

""Chapter 2: DEFENSE LOGISTICS: IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED TO ENHANCE OVERSIGHT OF ESTIMATED LONG-TERM COSTS FOR OPERATING AND SUPPORTING MAJOR WEAPON SYSTEMS""""WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY""; ""WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS""; ""WHAT GAO FOUND""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""DOD�S REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON ESTIMATED WEAPON SYSTEM O&S COSTS WERE INCONSISTENT AND SOMETIMES UNRELIABLE""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION""; ""AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION""; ""APPENDIX I. SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY""; ""APPENDIX II. DOD�S GUIDANCE IMPLEMENTING THE STATUTORY SAR REQUIREMENTS""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 23, 2014).

ISBN:

1-63321-564-4

OCLC:

916949866