Force Structure Restructuring And Rebuilding The Army Will Cost Billions Of Dollars For Equipment But The Total Cost Is Uncertain

Author : Janet A. St. Laurent
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 23 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2008-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781437903669

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Force Structure: Restructuring and Rebuilding the Army Will Cost Billions of Dollars for Equipment But the Total Cost Is Uncertain by Janet A. St. Laurent Pdf

The high pace of overseas operations is taking a heavy toll on Army equip. Harsh combat and environmental conditions over sustained periods of time have exacerbated equip. repair, replacement, and recapitalization problems. To support ongoing operations and prepare for the future, the Army has embarked on 4 initiatives: (1) restructuring from a div.-based force to a modular brigade-based force; (2) expanding the Army by adding 74,000 people; (3) repairing, replacing, and recapitalizing new equip.; and (4) replacing equip. borrowed from its pre-positioned equip. sets. This statement addresses: the equip. related cost of Army initiatives, and the mgmt. challenges facing the Army and the actions needed to improve its implementation of these initiatives.

Author : United States Government Accountability Office
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1719280975

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Force Structure by United States Government Accountability Office Pdf

Force Structure: Restructuring and Rebuilding the Army Will Cost Billions of Dollars for Equipment but the Total Cost Is Uncertain

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:318685365

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Force Structure: Restructuring and Rebuilding the Army Will Cost Billions of Dollars for Equipment But the Total Cost Is Uncertain by Anonim Pdf

Restructuring and rebuilding the Army will require billions of dollars for equipment and take years to complete; however, the total cost is uncertain. Based on GAO's analysis of Army cost estimates and cost data, it appears that the Army's plans to equip modular units, expand the force, reset equipment, and replace prepositioned equipment are likely to cost at least $190 billion dollars through fiscal year 2013. Further, the Army has stated it plans to request additional funds to address equipment shortfalls in modular units through fiscal year 2017. Several factors are contributing to the uncertainties about future costs. First, the Army's $43.6 funding plan for equipping modular units was based on preliminary modular unit designs and did not fully consider the needs of National Guard units. Second, the Army expects to need $18.5 billion for equipment to expand the force but has not clearly documented this estimate. Third, costs to reset equipment may total at least $118 billion from fiscal years 2004-2013 but may change because they are dependent on how much equipment is lost, damaged, or worn beyond repair during continuing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and how long these operations continue. Fourth, the Army believes it will need at least $10.6 billion to replace prepositioned equipment that was taken out of storage to support ongoing operations, but this amount is an estimate. Given the magnitude of these initiatives and potential for costs to change, DOD will need to carefully monitor the projected costs of these initiatives so that it can consider tradeoffs and allocate funding to balance the Army's equipping needs for the next decade and longer term transformation goals. A common theme in GAO's work has been the need for DOD and the Army to take a more strategic approach to decision making that promotes transparency and ensures that programs and investments are based on sound plans with measurable, realistic goals and time frames.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : PSU:000065525463

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Hearing on National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 and Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs Before the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Second Session by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces Pdf

Author : William M. Solis
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2010-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781437912470

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Defense Logistics by William M. Solis Pdf

The DoD prepositions equip. at locations around the world in order to field combat-ready forces in days. DoD must submit an annual report that addresses: (1) the level of fill for major end items of equip. and spare parts, (2) the materiel condition of equip. in the prepositioned stocks (PS), (3) a list of major end items drawn from PS that FY and a description of how the equip. was used and whether it was returned to the PS after its use, (4) a timeline for reconstituting any shortfall in the PS, (5) an est. of the funding required to reconstitute any shortfall in the PS and a plan for carrying out the reconstitution, and (6) a list of operations and plans affected by a shortfall in the PS and a description of the action taken to mitigate any risk created by that shortfall.

Author : John H. Pendleton
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 55 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2010-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781437922431

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Reserve Forces by John H. Pendleton Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781437982367

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Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue by Anonim Pdf

Author : Nathan Freier
Publisher : Strategic Studies Institute
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 9781584874010

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Toward a Risk Management Defense Strategy by Nathan Freier Pdf

This monograph offers key considerations for DoD as it works through the on-going defense review. The author outlines eight principles for a risk management defense strategy. He argues that these principles provide "measures of merit" for evaluating the new administration's defense choices. This monograph builds on two previous works-- Known unknowns: unconventional "strategic shocks" in defense strategy development and The new balance: limited armed stabilization and the future of U.S. landpower. Combined, these three works offer key insights on the most appropriate DoD responses to increasingly "unconventional" defense and national security conditions. This work in particular provides DoD leaders food for thought, as they balance mounting defense demands and declining defense resources.

Author : Christopher A. Preble
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780801447655

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The Power Problem by Christopher A. Preble Pdf

Preble explores the aims, costs, and limitations of the use of America's military power abroad.

Author : John H. Pendleton
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781437933000

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Quadrennial defense Review: 2010 Report Addressed Many but Not All Required Items by John H. Pendleton Pdf

This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. The DoD is facing the complex challenge of simultaneously supporting continuing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and preparing its military forces to meet emerging threats of the new security environment. The 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) articulates DoD's strategic plan to rebalance capabilities in order to prevail in current operations and develop capabilities to meet future threats. The QDR acknowledged that the country faces fiscal challenges and that DoD must make difficult trade-offs where warranted. This report provides an assessment of the degree to which DoD addressed each of these items in its 2010 report on the QDR and the supplemental information provided to the defense committees. Charts and tables.

Author : Charles Michael Johnson
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 77 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2009-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781437908091

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Afghanistan Security by Charles Michael Johnson Pdf

Since 2002, the U.S. has worked to develop the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). The U.S. Dept. of Defense, through its Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, directs U.S. efforts to develop the Afghan National Army (ANA) and, in conjunction with the Dept. of State, the Afghan National Police (ANP). To follow up on recommendations from a 2005 report on the ANSF, this report analyzed the extent to which U.S. plans for the ANSF contain criteria that was previously recommended. The author also examined progress made and challenges faced in developing the ANA and ANP. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables.

Author : Gene L. Dodaro
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2009-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781437910520

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Upcoming Transition: GAO¿s Efforts to Assist the 111th Congress and the Next Administration by Gene L. Dodaro Pdf

The upcoming 2009 transition marks the first wartime presidential transition in 40 years. The next admin. will fill thousands of positions across gov¿t.; there will be a number of new faces in Congress as well. Making these transitions as seamlessly as possible is pivotal to effectively and efficiently help accomplish the fed. govt¿s. many essential missions. The Presidential Transition Act specifically identifies GAO as a source of briefings and other materials to help inform presidential appointees of the major mgmt. issues, risks, and challenges they will face. This testimony provides an overview of GAO¿s objectives for assisting the 111th Congress and the next admin. in their all-important transition efforts. Charts and tables.

Author : Gene L. Dodaro
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 23 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2009-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781437909746

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Upcoming Transition: Efforts to Assist the 111th Congress and the Next Administration by Gene L. Dodaro Pdf

The next admin. will fill thousands of positions across gov¿t.; there will be a number of new faces in Congress as well. Making these transitions as seamlessly as possible is pivotal to effectively and efficiently help accomplish the fed. govt¿s. many essential missions. The Presidential Transition Act points to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) as a resource to incoming admin. The GAO is a source of briefings and other materials to help presidential appointees make the leap from campaigning to governing by informing them of the major mgmt. issues, risks, and challenges they will face. This testimony provides an overview of GAO¿s objectives for assisting the 111th Congress and the next admin. in their transition efforts.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : PSU:000066762430

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Passing the Baton by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:318694217

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Force Structure: The Army Needs a Results-Oriented Plan to Equip and Staff Modular Forces and a Thorough Assessment of Their Capabilities by Anonim Pdf

Amid ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Army embarked in 2004 on a plan to create a modular, brigade-based force that would be equally capable as its divisional predecessor in part because it would have advanced equipment and specialized personnel. GAO has previously reported that restructuring and rebuilding the Army will require billions of dollars for equipment and take years to complete. For this report, GAO assessed the extent to which the Army has done the following: (1) developed a plan to link funding with results, and (2) evaluated its modular force designs. GAO analyzed Army equipment and personnel data, key Army reports, planning documents, performance metrics, testing plans, and funding requests. GAO also visited the Army Training and Doctrine Command, including selected Army proponents and schools; the Army Reserve Command; and the National Guard Bureau. GAO recommends that the Army develop and report to Congress a results-oriented plan that includes milestones that better link funding to results; complete a plan for developing doctrine for its modular forces; and better assess the effectiveness of modular forces with authorized levels of equipment and personnel. Because DoD's comments disagreed or were not fully responsive to these recommendations, GAO elevated them to Congress for consideration.