Defense Centers of Excellence : limited budget and performance information on the Center for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury : report to congressional requesters.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office

Contributor:

Fantone, Denise M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health & Traumatic Brain Injury (U.S.)--Appropriations and expenditures--Evaluation.

Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health & Traumatic Brain Injury (U.S.).

Military hospitals--United States--Finance.

Military hospitals.

United States--Armed Forces--Medical care--Finance.

United States.

Medicine, Military--United States.

Medicine, Military.

Soldiers--Medical care--United States.

Soldiers.

Veterans--Medical care--United States.

Veterans.

War casualties--Medical care--United States.

War casualties.

War wounds--Treatment--United States.

War wounds.

Soldiers--Mental health--United States.

Armed Forces--Medical care--Finance.

Expenditures, Public.

Military hospitals--Finance.

Soldiers--Medical care.

Soldiers--Mental health.

Veterans--Medical care.

War wounds--Treatment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 29 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Limited budget and performance information on the Center for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2011]

Summary:

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 established the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCOE) in January 2008 to develop excellence in prevention, outreach, and care for service members with psychological health (PH) conditions and traumatic brain injury (TBI). DCOE consists of six directorates and five component centers that carry out a range of PH- and TBI-related functions. GAO was asked to report on (1) DCOE's budget formulation process; and (2) availability of information to Congress on DCOE. GAO reviewed budget guidance, budget requests and performance data. GAO reviewed Department of Defense (DOD) reports submitted to Congress on PH and TBI and interviewed DOD officials. To enhance visibility and improve accountability, GAO recommends that the Secretary of Defense direct the Director of TRICARE Management Activity (TMA) work with the Director of DCOE to develop and use additional narrative in budget justifications, to regularly collect and review data on funding and obligations, and expand its review and analysis process. DOD concurred with GAO's recommendations. GAO understands that the expanded review and analysis process would not include realigned component centers. GAO agrees that ensuring entities external to TMA comply with regular collections of funding and obligations data could be a limitation.

Notes:

Title from cover screen (viewed on July 12, 2011).

"June 2011."

Includes bibliographical references.

"GAO-11-611."

OCLC:

740961364