Homeland defense : action needed to improve cost reporting for DOD's Aerospace Control Alert mission : report to congressional committees.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office, issuing body.

Standardized Title:

Homeland defense (2013 September)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

North American Aerospace Defense Command--Management.

North American Aerospace Defense Command.

Missile attack warning systems--United States.

Missile attack warning systems.

Air defenses--United States.

Air defenses.

Terrorism--Prevention.

Terrorism.

Management.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (i, 13 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Action needed to improve cost reporting for DOD's Aerospace Control Alert mission

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : United States Government Accountability Office, 2013.

Summary:

To protect U.S. airspace, DOD performs the Aerospace Control Alert mission, which includes military forces arrayed in a rapid response posture to conduct both air sovereignty and air defense operations against airborne threats over the United States and Canada. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 required that the Secretary of Defense submit a report to Congress that provides a cost-benefit analysis and risk-based assessment of the Aerospace Control Alert mission as it relates to expected future changes to the budget and force structure of the mission. The act also requires that GAO review DOD's report and submit any findings to the congressional defense committees. In response to this mandate, GAO examined (1) DOD's April 2013 reporting of a risk-based assessment and cost-benefit analysis of the Aerospace Control Alert mission as they relate to expected future changes to the budget and force structure of that mission and (2) the extent to which DOD has reported the total cost of the Aerospace Control Alert mission. GAO reviewed DOD's April 2013 report to Congress and Aerospace Control Alert budget justification displays, and interviewed knowledgeable DOD officials. GAO recommends that DOD, as it expands its cost reporting in response to current reporting requirements, ensure that all personnel costs related to the Aerospace Control Alert mission, including those of the Army and Army National Guard, are included in DOD's budget displays. DOD concurred with GAO's recommendation.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed Dec. 23, 2013).

"September 2013."

Includes bibliographical references.

"GAO-13-785."

OCLC:

871554546