Defense Management. Comprehensive Strategy and Annual Reporting Are Needed to Measure Progress and Costs of DOD's Global Posture Restructuring

Abstract

The Department of Defense's (DOD) Integrated Global Posture and Basing Strategy calls for a comprehensive restructuring of U.S. forces overseas. DOD s planned changes will require billions of dollars to implement at a time when DOD is supporting operations in Iraq and realigning domestic bases. As requested, GAO examined (1) the extent to which DOD has articulated a global posture strategy that has the characteristics necessary to guide its efforts and to achieve desired results and (2) the challenges that could affect DOD s implementation of its strategy and the mechanisms DOD has in place to inform Congress of its overall progress in achieving global posture goals.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA454782

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