Attack Warning: ADP Replacement for Warning and Assessment System Still Years Away
Abstract
To accomplish our review of command centers' automatic data processing capabilities, we collected detailed operational and planning data at the headquarters of the North American Aerospace Defense Command/Air Force Space Command, Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the Air Force Tactical Air Command, Langley Air Force Base, Hampton, Virginia. We obtained modernization information from the Air Force Systems Command's Electronic Systems Division. In addition, from July 1984 to December 1985, we did audit work at the 23rd NORAD region, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida; the 26th NORAD region, March Air Force Base, California, and the 326th Air Division in Hawaii. We observed operations at the National Military Command Center at, the Pentagon, the Alternate National Military Command Center, Fort Ritchie, Maryland; the Strategic Air Command Command Post, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska; and the NORAD Cheyenne Mountain Complex near Colorado Springs, Colorado. We discussed our facts and issues with senior Defense officials and have incorporated their comments where appropriate. However, in accordance with your wishes, we did not obtain the views of these officials on our conclusions and recommendations. Nor did we request official agency comments on a draft of this report. Except as noted above, we performed our review in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1986
- Accession Number
- AD1174816
Entities
People
- Charles Arthur Bowsher
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office