Depot Maintenance: Actions Needed to Identify and Establish Core Capability at Military Depots

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DOD) is required, by law, to maintain a core logistics capability that is government owned and government operated to meet contingency and other emergency requirements. Military depots play a key role in maintaining this "core capability," although in recent years DOD has significantly increased its use of contractors. At the subcommittee's request, GAO examined the extent to which (1) DOD has accurately assessed whether it has the required core capabilities in military depots and (2) DOD is preparing to support future core requirements for new and modified systems. GAO reviewed DOD's biennial process for determining core capability requirements and the associated workloads for fielded systems. GAO also reviewed whether DOD had identified and established core capability in a timely manner for new and modified systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA499593

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Business Administration
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Congress
  • Control Systems
  • Electronically Scanned Array
  • Law
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Military Equipment
  • National Security
  • Radar
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis