European Reassurance Initiative, DOD needs to prioritize posture initiatives and plan for and report their future cost : report to congressional committees.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

United States.

United States. Department of Defense--Planning--Evaluation.

United States. Department of Defense--Appropriations and expenditures--Evaluation.

United States. Department of Defense.

Military assistance, American--Europe--Costs--Evaluation.

Military assistance, American.

Expenditures, Public.

Planning--Evaluation.

Europe.

Genre:

Online resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 44 pages) : color illustrations

Other Title:

DOD needs to prioritize posture initiatives and plan for and report their future cost

European Reassurance Initiative, Department of Defense needs to prioritize posture initiatives and plan for and report their future cost

Place of Publication:

[Washington, DC] : United States Government Accountability Office, 2017.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

"In response to Russia's annexation of Crimea in March 2014, the President announced the ERI, to reassure allies in Europe of U.S. commitment to their security. This initiative has been funded using OCO appropriations, which Congress provides in addition to DOD's base budget appropriations. The Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, included a provision for GAO to review matters related to ERI. In this report, we (1) describe changes in ERI's objectives, funding under ERI, and DOD's posture in Europe since 2014 and (2) evaluate the extent to which DOD's planning processes for posture initiatives funded under ERI prioritize those initiatives, estimate their long-term costs, and communicate their estimated costs to Congress. GAO analyzed DOD strategy documentation, budget and cost analysis guidance, budget justification materials, and cost and obligations data. GAO also interviewed knowledgeable officials within the Office of the Secretary of Defense, U.S. European Command, the military services, and the State Department"--Preliminary page.

Contents:

Background

DOD has expanded ERI's objectives and funding, contributing to enhancements in its posture in Europe

DOD does not prioritize posture initiatives funded under ERI against those in its base budget, estimate their sustainment costs, or communicate future costs to Congress

Conclusions.

Notes:

"December 2017."

"Report to Congressional committees."

"GAO-18-128."

Includes bibliographical references.

Online resource, PDF version; title from cover (GAO, viewed Jan. 4, 2018).

OCLC:

1015200895