Defense Infrastructure: Enhancing Performance Through Better Business Practices

Abstract

I am pleased to be here today to report on the Department of Defense's (DOD) progress in reducing the defense infrastructure and improving financial management operations. DOD faces huge challenges in effectively managing its diverse operations as it downsizes its forces and activities. Critical to the downsizing process is having meaningful and reliable financial information so that DOD managers can make informed decisions. Today, I will present examples of DOD's progress in reducing the infrastructure and identify opportunities for eliminating unnecessary overhead by adopting better financial management and business practices. To the extent infrastructure resources are used inefficiently, they are not available to meet other defense needs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 23, 1995
Accession Number
AD1154551

Entities

People

  • Donna M. Heivilin

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Base Closures
  • Budgets
  • Business Administration
  • Contractors
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Analysis
  • Financial Management
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • Infrastructure
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Money
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Standards
  • Therapy
  • Transportation
  • United States Transportation Command

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management