Defense management : steps taken to better manage fuel demand but additional information sharing mechanisms are needed : report to the Chairman, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. Senate.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office

Contributor:

Merritt, Zina D.

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

United States.

United States. Department of Defense.

Armed Forces (United States).

United States--Armed Forces--Fuel consumption--Management--Evaluation.

United States--Armed Forces--Supplies and stores--Management--Evaluation.

Logistics--Management--Evaluation.

Logistics.

Genre:

Rules and practice.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 59 pages) : color illustrations, map

Other Title:

Steps taken to better manage fuel demand but additional information sharing mechanisms are needed

Defense energy management

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2012]

Summary:

According to DOD, the U.S. military's dependence on liquid fuel in countries like Afghanistan creates an enormous logistics burden that exposes forces to enemy attack and diverts operational resources from other mission areas to support delivery of this critical resource. In 2011, DOD consumed almost 5 billion gallons of fuel in military operations worldwide, at a cost of approximately $17.3 billion. GAO was asked to (1) assess DOD's approach for fuel demand management, including at forward-deployed locations in Afghanistan, (2) determine the extent to which DOD has initiatives to promote fuel efficiency at forward-deployed locations in Afghanistan and efforts to coordinate and collaborate on such initiatives, and (3) assess efforts to measure the results of its fuel demand management initiatives and establish a baseline measure of fuel consumption in Afghanistan. To conduct this review, GAO analyzed DOD and service guidance and strategies related to fuel demand management and fuel demand management initiatives, visited locations in Afghanistan, and met with DOD officials. GAO recommends that DOD finalize and implement a systematic approach that includes establishing a mechanism to identify and track fuel demand management initiatives that have been fielded, or are in the research and development phase. DOD partially concurred with GAO's recommendation, citing ongoing efforts to identify and track initiatives. Until fully implemented, GAO is unable to assess whether these efforts fully address the recommendation.

Notes:

Title from cover screen (viewed on June 30, 2012).

"June 2012."

Includes bibliographical references.

"GAO-12-619."

OCLC:

797341064