Simulation Training: Management Framework Improved, but Challenges Remain

Abstract

Congress has supported increased use of simulation technology but has had some concerns about the Department of Defense's (DOD) management of this are. Accordngly, the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee asked GAO to study DOD'S efforts to coordinate simulation technology's use agencywide. The Chairman also asked GAO to review the Army's Close Combat Tactical Trainer (ccrr) acquisition plan to ensure that it provided for (1) high-level management oversight, (2) system interoperability, and (3) adeqate integration of the system with more traditional forms of training for greater costeffectiveness.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA266978

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combat Support
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Doctrine
  • Flight Simulators
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • Reliability
  • Software Development
  • Systems Engineering
  • Tactical Training
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training Devices
  • War Games
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation