USSOCOM Did Not Always Effectively Validate Capability Requirements or Maintain Supporting Documentation for Special Operations-Peculiar Programs (Redacted)

Abstract

Our audit objective was to determine whether U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) was effectively validating requirements for its Special Operations-Peculiar (SO-P) programs. SO-P programs provide the equipment, materiel, supplies, and services needed for special operations missions. USSOCOM is responsible for SO-P requirements development and acquisition and, according to USSOCOM; there were 147 SO-P Programs with fielded equipment from FY 2010 through FY 2013. Of those147 SO-P programs, we non-statistically selected and reviewed requirements documentation for 6 programs. The programs reviewed, shown in Figure 1, are described below.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 04, 2015
Accession Number
AD1013615

Entities

People

  • Carol N. Gorman

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Directives
  • Executives
  • Force Structure
  • Governments
  • Guidance
  • Knowledge Management
  • Operations Research
  • Special Operations Forces
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • United States Special Operations Command
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3