Force Structure: Army Needs to Provide DoD and Congress More Visibility Regarding Modular Force Capabilities and Implementation Plans

Abstract

The Army considers its modular force transformation its most extensive restructuring since World War II. Restructuring units from a division-based force to a modular brigade-based force will require an investment of over $52 billion, including $41 billion for equipment, from fiscal year 2005 through fiscal year 2011, according to the Army. Because of broad congressional interest in this initiative, GAO prepared this report under the Comptroller General's authority and assessed (1) the Army's progress and plans for equipping modular combat brigades, (2) progress made and challenges to managing personnel requirements of the modular force, and (3) the extent to which the Army has developed an approach for assessing the results of its modular conversions and the need for further changes to designs or implementation plans.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2006
Accession Number
AD1152271

Entities

People

  • Janet A. St. Laurent

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Army Intelligence
  • Army Personnel
  • Base Closures
  • Combat Forces
  • Combat Operations
  • Command And Control
  • Congress
  • Cost Estimates
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Force Structure
  • Governments
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Risk
  • Shortages (Logistics)
  • Surveillance
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.