Military Readiness: DOD Needs to Reassess Program Strategy, Funding Priorities, and Risks for Selected Equipment

Abstract

GAO was asked to assess the condition of key equipment items and to determine if the services have adequate plans for sustaining, modernizing, or replacing them. To address these questions, we selected 25 major equipment items, and determined (1) their current condition, (2) whether the services have mapped out a program strategy for these items, (3) whether current and projected funding is consistent with these strategies, and (4) whether these equipment items are capable of fulfilling their wartime missions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2003
Accession Number
AD1166418

Entities

People

  • David A. Schmitt
  • Donna Rogers
  • Jane Lusby
  • Jason Venner
  • Jim Mahaffey
  • John Beauchamp
  • Leslie Harmonson
  • Patricia Albritton
  • Ricardo Marquez
  • Richard Payne
  • Stanley Kostyla
  • Susan Woodward
  • Tracy Whitaker
  • Warren Lowman
  • William M. Solis

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Commerce
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Cruise Missiles
  • Electronic Mail
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Helicopters
  • Light Armored Vehicles
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Military Equipment
  • Munitions
  • Spare Parts
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Transport Ships
  • Vehicles
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Effects
  • Websites

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management