Charting the Course for a New Air Force Inspection System
Abstract
Air Force senior leadership relies on inspections, assessments, and evaluations to advise it on the efficiency, effectiveness, readiness, and level of compliance of Air Force activities. Conducted by several different organizations within the Air Force, these oversight tasks have grown dramatically over time, despite repeated efforts to limit the burden they place on individual Air Force units. Although Office of the Inspector General of the Air Force (SAF/IG) inspections constitute only about one-fourth of this burden, SAF/IG has the responsibility to set inspection policy and oversee the inspection and evaluation systems for the Air Force as a whole. In 2010, SAF/IG began an aggressive effort to improve inspection policy by reducing the burden it places on inspected units and increasing the quality of relevant information it generates for the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Air Force and for commanders throughout the Air Force. At SAF/IG s request, in late 2010, RAND Project AIR FORCE (PAF) joined this effort. The RAND Corporation conducted analyses related to five major inspection system goals that SAF/IG and its Inspection System Improvement Tiger Team (ISITT) were pursuing.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2013
- Accession Number
- ADA580957
Entities
People
- Elizabeth Wilke
- Frank A. Camm
- Julie Kim
- Laura Werber
- Rena Rudavsky
Organizations
- RAND Corporation