DoD's Industrial Preparedness Program Needs National Policy to Effectively Meet Emergency Needs

Abstract

The Department of Defense's Industrial Preparedness Planning Program is to make sure U.S. industry can respond to wartime needs for military items. However, despite repeated study, this program has remained in a state of disarray for the past several years. The current program has limited funds and a low priority, and it is ineffective. Failure to adequately plan with industry may hinder U.S. ability to meet defense needs. GAO recommends that the Congress, in coordination with the executive branch, establish a national policy to define industrial base expectations. The Secretary of Defense should restructure the program to complement it.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 27, 1981
Accession Number
AD1150056

Entities

People

  • Milton J. Socolar

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Ammunition
  • Combat Readiness
  • Computer Programs
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Conventional Warfare
  • Defense Industry
  • Department Of Defense
  • Emergencies
  • Engineers
  • Governments
  • Industrial Preparedness
  • Manufacturing
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Production
  • Second World War
  • Transportation
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Industrial Economics