Defense Acquisitions: Evaluation of Navy's Anti-Submarine Warfare Assessment
Abstract
This letter responds to a request that the General Accounting Office (GAO) review (1) the Department of Defense's (DOD) 1997 antisubmarine warfare (ASW) assessment and (2) the role and funding influence of the Navy's recently established Antisubmarine Warfare Requirements Division. The conferees on the Fiscal Year 1997 National Defense Authorization Act directed the ASW assessment and supported the establishment of the ASW Requirements Division in response to concerns that ASW funding was declining relative to other Navy programs, the Navy lacked a clear plan for identifying ASW requirements and funding priorities, and ASW requirements were not being adequately considered in establishing overall Navy funding priorities. The conferees directed an assessment be made of ASW shortfalls and capabilities supported by a rigorous analysis and the establishment of priorities among ASW programs. To meet this congressional directive, the Navy said it would perform a quantitative analysis of ASW shortfalls and capabilities. GAO reviewed the assessment to determine the extent it was responsive to these requirements and provided a sound basis for making resource allocation decisions. In reviewing the ASW Requirements Division, we identified activities it had taken to influence ASW funding decisions and the outcomes of those decisions.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA365620
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office