Defense Headquarters: Guidance Needed to Transition U.S. Central Command's Costs to the Base Budget

Abstract

CENTCOM is one of six geographic combatant commands that DOD operates to perform its military missions. CENTCOM s geographic region is composed of countries located in the Middle East, North Africa, and Central and South Asia. CENTCOM and each of its service component commands headquarters are composed of military and civilian personnel and receive millions of dollars in funding each year to accomplish assigned missions. GAO was mandated to review CENTCOM s resources. This report (1) identifies trends in personnel devoted to CENTCOM and its service component commands since fiscal year 2001 and any steps DOD is planning to take for reducing personnel in the future, and (2) assesses how DOD funds CENTCOM and its service component commands headquarters costs. GAO analyzed data on authorized positions, temporary personnel, and headquarters costs for CENTCOM and its service component commands from fiscal years 2001 through 2013. GAO also interviewed DOD officials about commands resources and plans for funding headquarters costs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA602389

Entities

People

  • Carol D. Petersen
  • Erik S. Wilkins-mckee
  • Erika A. Prochaska
  • Jamilah L. Moon
  • John H. Pendleton
  • Jonathan Harmatz
  • Michael D. Silver
  • Richard K. Geiger
  • Richard P. Burkard
  • Tobin J. Mcmurdie

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Congress
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Federal Budgets
  • Financial Management
  • Geographic Regions
  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Central Command
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Personnel Management and Statistics in the Military and Department of Defense
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting