Defense Logistics: Unfinished Actions Limit Reliability of the Munition Requirements Determination Process

Abstract

The military services budget for conventional munitions is about $4.2 billion in fiscal year 2001 and is projected to increase annually until fiscal year 2005 when the budget is expected to be about $5.4 billion. To determine the number and type of munitions needed, the services annually evaluate their munition requirements using a multiphase analytical process. The accuracy of this process is critical as its outcome defines the numbers and types of munitions necessary to defeat potential threats; affects munitions planning, programming, and budgeting decisions; and influences industrial production base decisions. Since 1994, the Department of Defense Inspector General has issued 17 reports and we have issued 3 reports identifying weaknesses and expressing concerns about the accuracy of the process used by the Department of Defense to determine these requirements. The Department of Defense has acknowledged the weaknesses and is working to achieve a more accurate process for determining these requirements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA388471

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Battle Damage Assessment
  • Combat Operations
  • Combat Support
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Damage Assessment
  • Defense Planning
  • Department Of Defense
  • Industrial Production
  • Munitions
  • Precision-Guided Munitions
  • Procurement
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • Warfare

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  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting
  • Theoretical Analysis.