Defense Logistics: Additional Oversight and Reporting for the Army Logistics Modernization Program Are Needed
Highlights
The Logistics Modernization Program (LMP) is an Army business system that is intended to replace the aging Army systems that manage inventory and depot repair operations. From 1999 through 2009, the Army expended more than $1 billion for LMP. LMP was originally scheduled to be completed by 2005, but after the first deployment in July 2003, the Army delayed fielding because of significant problems. The Army later decided to field the system in two additional deployments: the second in May 2009 and the third in October 2010. GAO was asked to evaluate the extent to which the Army will achieve the intended functionality (e.g., supply chain management and materiel maintenance) from LMP for the commands, depots, and arsenals participating in the third deployment. To do this, GAO reviewed Army plans and policies related to LMP and met with Army officials at three Army commands and several third deployment sites.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Defense | Given the long-standing challenges associated with the Army's implementation of LMP and the need for mitigation strategies that may result in increased costs until LMP is fully functional, the Secretary of Defense should direct the Under Secretary of the Army as the Army's Chief Management Officer to report to Congress within 90 days of the beginning of the LMP third deployment on the progress of LMP implementation at the Army depots, arsenals, and life cycle commands, and provide periodic updates to Congress until such time as the mitigation strategies are no longer necessary. This report should identify the extent to which the third deployment sites are able to use LMP as intended, the benefits that LMP is providing, an assessment of the Army's progress in ensuring that data used in LMP can support the LMP processes, timelines for the delivery of software and additional capabilities necessary to achieve the full benefits of LMP, and the costs and time frames of the mitigation strategies. |
DOD concurred with the recommendation. However, no reports were submitted to Congress regarding the progress of LMP implementation, and no periodic updates were submitted.
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