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DOD Acquisition Reform: Military Departments Should Take Steps to Facilitate Speed and Innovation

GAO-25-107003
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Department of the Air Force The Secretary of the Air Force should designate one or more new cyber-physical capabilities as pilot programs that provide lessons learned on using leading practices to facilitate speed and innovation for programs on each acquisition pathway directly related to weapon systems. (Recommendation 4)
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Department of the Air Force The Secretary of the Air Force should revise its acquisition policies and relevant guidance to reflect leading practices that facilitate speed and innovation, using continuous iterative cycles that ensure the design meets user needs, the development of a minimum viable product, and the optimization of processes to produce further iterations. (Recommendation 1)
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Military Health Care: Departments Should Update Policies for Providers in Operational Settings Like Field Hospitals and Aircraft Carriers

GAO-25-106445
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Department of the Air Force The Surgeon General of the Air Force should finalize and issue, as soon as possible, its policy outlining processes for provider privileging and clinical performance evaluations in operational settings to help ensure quality care for service members. (Recommendation 2)
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Air Force Readiness: Actions Needed to Improve New Process for Preparing Units to Deploy

GAO-25-107017
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Department of the Air Force The Secretary of the Air Force should ensure that Headquarters Air Force issues an AFFORGEN implementation plan that includes leading reform practices, such as outcome-oriented goals, a timeline with key milestones, and performance measures. (Recommendation 4)
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Air Force Readiness: Actions Needed to Improve New Process for Preparing Units to Deploy

GAO-25-107017
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Department of the Air Force The Secretary of the Air Force should ensure that Headquarters Air Force, in coordination with the service's major commands and installations, completes a service-wide assessment of U.S. Air Force base minimum staffing needs as it prepares to create in-garrison wings. (Recommendation 2)
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Department of the Air Force The Secretary of the Air Force should ensure that Headquarters Air Force, in coordination with the service's major commands and installations, assesses potential gaps and risks associated with reduced in-garrison support for base-related missions. (Recommendation 3)
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Department of the Air Force The Secretary of the Air Force should ensure that Headquarters Air Force creates a plan that establishes timeframes for the UTC consolidation effort before DCWs deploy. (Recommendation 1)
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Military Recruiting: Actions Needed to Address Digital Marketing Challenges

GAO-25-106719
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Department of the Air Force The Secretary of the Air Force should ensure that the Commander of the Air Force Recruiting Service assesses whether the Air Force and Space Force should adopt and document internal processes to improve predictability and consistency of marketing funds. (Recommendation 8)
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Military Recruiting: Actions Needed to Address Digital Marketing Challenges

GAO-25-106719
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Department of the Air Force The Secretary of the Air Force should ensure that the Commander of the Air Force Recruiting Service defines a formal process for risk management to identify, analyze, and respond to risks related to Air Force and Space Force marketing efforts, including digital marketing. (Recommendation 1)
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Department of the Air Force The Secretary of the Air Force should ensure that the Commander of the Air Force Recruiting Service clearly identifies in future iterations of the Air Force's and Space Force's marketing plans how progress toward achieving strategic goals will be measured. (Recommendation 4)
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