Warfighter support : improved cost analysis and better oversight needed over Army nonstandard equipment : report to congressional committees.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office

Contributor:

Solis, William M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army--Equipment and supplies--Management--Evaluation.

United States.

United States. Army--Rules and practice--Evaluation.

United States. Army.

Genre:

Rules and practice.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 35 pages)

Other Title:

Improved cost analysis and better oversight needed over Army nonstandard equipment

Place of Publication:

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

Summary:

As of March 2011, the Army had over $4 billion worth of nonstandard equipment in Iraq, that is equipment not included on units' standard list of authorized equipment. Concurrently, the Department of Defense (DOD) has acquired over $44 billion worth of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles (MRAP), most of which have been allocated to the Army. This equipment must be withdrawn from Iraq by December 31, 2011. GAO examined the extent to which the Army has plans and processes for the disposition of (1) nontactical nonstandard equipment; (2) tactical nonstandard equipment; and (3) MRAPs that are no longer needed in Iraq. In performing this review, GAO analyzed relevant documents, interviewed Army officials, and visited Sierra Army Depot, where most nontactical nonstandard equipment is shipped once it leaves Iraq. GAO recommends that the Secretary of Defense direct Army authorities to (1) finalize decisions about the future status of tactical nonstandard equipment; (2) designate a focal point to oversee this equipment; and (3) undertake a thorough life-cycle cost estimate for its MRAPs. DOD concurred with our third recommendation, partially concurred with our first, and did not concur with the second. Given DOD's lack of visibility over tactical nonstandard equipment, GAO continues to believe a focal point is needed.

Notes:

Title from cover screen (viewed on Nov. 15, 2011).

"September 2011."

Includes bibliographical references.

"GAO-11-766."

OCLC:

761106092