Defense Management: Observations on DOD's Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Request for Corrosion Prevention and Control
Abstract
This report formally transmits the attached briefing in response to section 2228(e) of title 10 of the United States Code (see enclosure I). The statute requires the Comptroller General to provide an analysis of the Department of Defense's budget submission for corrosion prevention and control, as well as an analysis of the corrosion report accompanying defense budget materials, and provide the results to the congressional defense committees within 60 days after submission of the Department of Defense budget. On May 26, 2009, we provided the briefing to staff of your committees to satisfy the mandate and 60-day reporting requirement. We are sending copies of this report to the appropriate congressional committees. Corrosion can have a deleterious effect on military equipment and infrastructure in terms of cost, readiness, and safety. The Department of Defense (DOD), through its cost of corrosion studies, estimates that corrosion costs the military services nearly $12 billion a year (not including Air Force aviation and missiles). ? To target funding toward corrosion prevention and control (CPC), DOD established a separate funding CPC program element for Research, Development, Test & Evaluation funds and a separate corrosion line item within an existing program element for Operation & Maintenance funds in fiscal year 2006. The CPC program element and line item are managed by the Corrosion Policy and Oversight office within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (USD(AT&L)). DOD's CPC funding goes towards projects proposed by the services and toward other activities aimed at reducing corrosion costs. The services contribute additional funding for the projects.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA500723
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office