Military personnel: actions needed to better position the Navy and the Marine Corps to support expanding unmanned systems operations : report to congressional committees / 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. Navy--Personnel management.

United States.

United States. Marine Corps--Personnel management.

United States. Marine Corps.

United States. Navy.

Military robots--United States--Management.

Military robots.

Drone aircraft--United States--Management.

Drone aircraft.

Vehicles, Remotely piloted--Management.

Vehicles, Remotely piloted.

Armed Forces--Personnel management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iii, 66 pages) : color illustrations, color photographs

Other Title:

Actions needed to better position the Navy and the Marine Corps to support expanding unmanned systems operations

GAO-18-162 Military personnel

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, 2018.

Summary:

The Department of the Navy has committed to rapidly grow its unmanned systems portfolio. It currently has at least 24 types of systems and has budgeted nearly $10 billion for their development and procurement for fiscal years 2018- 2022. Personnel who launch, navigate, and recover the systems are integral to effective operations. GAO examined, among other things, the extent to which the Navy and the Marine Corps have (1) evaluated workforce alternatives (such as the use of civilians and contractors) for unmanned system operators and (2) developed and updated personnel requirements and related policies and goals for selected unmanned systems. GAO is making ten recommendations, including that the Navy and the Marine Corps clarify policies to identify circumstances in which civilians and contractors may serve in operational roles and apply the policies to future evaluations; update personnel requirements for one UAS; and evaluate and update policies and goals to inform future personnel requirements.

Contents:

Background

The Navy and the Marine Corps have not evaluated using federal civilian employees and private sector contractors as workforce alternatives for unmanned system operators

The Navy and the Marine Corps have not fully developed personnel requirements for one of eight selected unmanned systems or updated related policies and goals

The Navy and the Marine Corps have developed staffing approaches for unmanned system operators, but face challenges meeting personnel requirements

Conclusions

Recommendations for executive action

Agency comments and our evaluation

Appendices.

Notes:

"February 2018."

"GAO-18-162."

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 February 19, 2018).

OCLC:

1023592722