Military compensation : DOD needs more complete and consistent data to assess the costs and policies of relocating personnel : report to congressional committee / United States Government Accountability Office.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office, author, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Defense--Personnel management.

United States.

United States. Department of Defense.

Soldiers--Relocation--United States--Costs.

Soldiers.

United States--Armed Forces--Relocation--Costs.

Personnel management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iii, 56 pages) : color illustrations

Other Title:

Military compensation : Department of Defense needs more complete and consistent data to assess the costs and policies of relocating personnel

DOD needs more complete and consistent data to assess the costs and policies of relocating personnel

GAO-15-713 Military compensation

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, 2015.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

"PCS involves moving military personnel to new locations and is a key tool used by the military services to fill assignments both in the United States and overseas. In fiscal year 2014, DOD obligated $4.3 billion for approximately 650,000 servicemember PCS moves. Senate Report 113-176 included a provision for GAO to report on aspects of the PCS program. This report evaluates the extent to which (1) PCS per-move costs have changed since 2001, (2) military personnel are meeting time-on-station requirements, and (3) OSD's September 2014 study on increasing time-on-station addressed the elements in Senate Report 112-196 and used approaches consistent with generally accepted research standards. GAO analyzed PCS cost and move data for fiscal years 2001 through 2014 using fiscal year 2014 dollars; obtained and analyzed available time-on-station data; reviewed OSD's September 2014 report to Congress on increasing time-on-station; and interviewed OSD and service officials"--Preliminary page.

Contents:

Background

PCS per-move costs have increased since 2001, and DOD has not evaluated the factors contributing to this increase

DOD does not have information for determining whether personnel are meeting time-on-station requirements

OSD's report on increasing time-on-station addressed the elements in Congressional direction and used approaches consistent with generally accepted research standards, but could have contained additional information

Conclusions.

Notes:

"September 2015."

"GAO-15-713."

In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Catalog and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (GAO, viewed September 11, 2015).

OCLC:

920671310