Depot maintenance : actions needed to identify and establish core capability at military depots : report to the Subcommittee on Readiness, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives.

The Department of Defense (DOD) is required, by law, to maintain a core logistics capability that is government owned and government operated to meet contingency and other emergency requirements. Military depots play a key role in maintaining this 'core capability,' although in recent year...

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Corporate Authors:	United States. Government Accountability Office, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Readiness Subcommittee
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2009]
Subjects:	United States. > Department of Defense > Appropriations and expenditures. United States > Armed Forces > Equipment > Maintenance and repair. United States > Armed Forces > Operational readiness.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS114505

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Summary:	The Department of Defense (DOD) is required, by law, to maintain a core logistics capability that is government owned and government operated to meet contingency and other emergency requirements. Military depots play a key role in maintaining this 'core capability,' although in recent years DOD has significantly increased its use of contractors. At the subcommittee's request, GAO examined the extent to which (1) DOD has accurately assessed whether it has the required core capabilities in military depots and (2) DOD is preparing to support future core requirements for new and modified systems. GAO reviewed DOD's biennial process for determining core capability requirements and the associated workloads for fielded systems. GAO also reviewed whether DOD had identified and established core capability in a timely manner for new and modified systems. GAO is making eight recommendations to DOD to improve its core biennial process to provide more comprehensive and accurate assessments, and to improve the timely identification and establishment of core capabilities for new and modified systems.
Item Description:	Title from title screen (GAO, viewed May 18, 2009). "May 2009." "GAO-09-83." Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (ii, 50 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.