Defense Depot Maintenance: Commission on Roles and Mission's Privatization Assumptions are Questionable.
Abstract
This report analyzes the assumptions the Commission on Roles and Missions (CORM) used to support its recommendations for a time-phased plan to privalize essentially all Department of Defense (DOD) depot maintenance activities. Specifically, we examined the assumption that such privatization would save 20 percent and not adversely affect readiness and sustainability. We also addressed the Commission's assumption that requirements for public-private depot maintenance competitions would be limited. Preliminary observations on these issues were also discussed in recent testimony. Other questions contained in your October 12, 1995, request will be answered in later reports. The CORM'S depot privatization savings and readiness assumptions are based on conditions that do not currently exist for many depot workloads. Privatizing essentially all depot maintenance under current conditions would not likely achieve expected savings and, according to the military services, would result in unacceptable readiness and sustainability risks. The extent to which DOD'S long-term privatization plans and market forces will effectively create more favorable conditions for outsourcing is uncertain.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 15, 1996
- Accession Number
- ADA314086
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office