Army Strong: Equipped, Trained and Ready. Final Report of the 2010 Army Acquisition Review
Abstract
The Army continues to need modern equipment for soldiers to be decisive on the unpredictable, asymmetric battlefield of today and tomorrow. This need for modern equipment will be even harder to fill amid the nation's economic difficulties. Our study found four challenges in meeting this requirement. First, Army requirements and acquisition core competencies have eroded in the last two decades and are in urgent need of repair. Second, the Army has reduced the number of qualified people essential to acquiring modern equipment. The number and qualifications of systems engineers, operations and cost analysts, and contracting officers, particularly those in uniform, are inadequate. While the ranks of oversight staff responsible for process are rising, the number of qualified, accountable professionals charged to develop and produce the product is dwindling. Program Executive Officers (PEO), who are charged with the development and procurement of systems in response to user's needs, are funding the development of requirements, analyses of alternatives and user's representatives (Training and Doctrine Command Capability Managers). These activities and the people who perform them must be funded from their base budgets. Hence, the problem lies not in a shortage of money for the existing workforce, but in how it is allocated.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA546200