Quadrennial Defense Review: Some Personnel Cuts and Associated Savings May Not Be Achieved

Abstract

As you requested, we reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) May 1997 Report of the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), which directed the services to reduce the number of active, reserve, and civilian personnel. Specifically, our report discusses (1) the basis for the personnel cuts, (2) the services' plans to implement personnel cuts and achieve savings, (3) the extent that the services believe the cuts will impact their ability to execute the national military strategy, and (4) DOD'S plans to monitor the services' progress in implementing the cuts. We did not review planned cuts to the defense agencies. We are reporting separately on other aspects of the QDR, including DOD'S process and methodology for assessing force structure and modernization requirements and the implications of the QDR decisions on DOD'S Future Years Defense Program (FYDP).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 1998
Accession Number
ADA342655

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Air Force
  • Business Process Reengineering
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Combat Forces
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Law
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • Navy
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.