Military Personnel: DOD Needs to Conduct a Data-Driven Analysis of Active Military Personnel Levels Required to Implement the Defense Strategy

Abstract

Congress recently increased active military personnel levels for the Army and the Marine Corps. The Secretary of Defense has undertaken initiatives to use military personnel more efficiently such as rebalancing high-demand skills between active and reserve components. In view of concerns about active personnel, GAO reviewed the ways in which the Department of Defense (DOD)determines personnel requirements and is managing initiatives to assign a greater proportion of active personnel to warfighting duties. GAO assessed the extent to which the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) (1) has conducted a data-based analysis of active military personnel needed to implement the national defense strategy and (2) has a plan for making more efficient use of active military personnel and evaluating the plans results.

Document Details

• Document Type: Technical Report
• Publication Date: Feb 01, 2005
• Accession Number: AD1166653

Entities

People

• Cheryl Weissman
• Deborah Colantonio
• Janet A. St. Laurent
• Jennifer R. Popovic
• John G. Jr Smale
• Kenneth E. Patton
• Leland Cogliani
• Margaret Best
• Margaret G. Morgan
• Michelle Munn
• Paul Rades
• Susan K. Woodward

Organizations

• United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Accountability
• Active Duty
• Air Force
• Aircrafts
• Business Administration
• Combat Forces
• Congress
• Contractors
• Department Of Defense
• Employment
• Force Structure
• Governments
• Law
• Management Personnel
• Marine Corps
• Military Operations
• Military Personnel
• Military Training
• National Security
• Organizational Structure
• Personnel Management
• United States Government
• Warfare

Readers

• Computational Modeling and Simulation
• Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.