DOD'S Mobility Requirements: Value of Intratheater Lift Analyses Can Be Enhanced
NSIAD-98-53
Published: Jan 30, 1998. Publicly Released: Jan 30, 1998.
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Highlights
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) 1996 Intratheater Lift Analysis (ILA), focusing on whether: (1) the analysis and recommendations in the study were appropriately linked; (2) the study considered all options in meeting the requirements for various lift assets; and (3) improvements could be made to enhance the study's value as a decisionmaking tool.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should direct that the 1999 ILA update: (1) link the study's recommendations to its analysis; and (2) include assumptions that consider current Army doctrine when acquisition plans are based on the doctrine. |
Closed – Implemented
According to analysts in OSD/PA&E and Joint Staff/J4, DOD has taken this recommendation into account in the Mobility Requirements Study-05.
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should direct that the 1999 updated ILA: (1) consider HNS as a means of accomplishing intratheater lift and ensure that HNS assumptions are consistent with those in intertheater lift studies; (2) include the potential contribution of the C-5 airlifter and planned fleet of 120 C-17s; and (3) reflect the role, capability, and requirements for Army watercraft in an intratheater role, including an analysis of the extent to which these assets can alleviate identified shortfalls in tactical wheeled vehicles. |
Closed – Implemented
According to analysts in OSD/PA&E and Joint Staff/J4, DOD has taken this recommendation into account in the Mobility Requirements Study-05.
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should direct that the 1999 updated ILA determine intratheater requirements and solutions as ranges to reflect their dependence on the combat situations. |
Closed – Implemented
According to analysts in OSD/PA&E and Joint Staff/J4, DOD has taken this recommendation into account in the Mobility Requirements Study-05.
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should direct that the 1999 updated ILA include a cost-effectiveness assessment of the alternatives considered in the study that examines tradeoffs among the lift assets to reflect capability, cost, and requirements. |
Closed – Implemented
According to analysts in OSD/PA&E and Joint Staff/J4, DOD has taken this recommendation into account in the Mobility Requirements Study-05.
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