HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.
![handle is hein.gao/gaobaackv0001 and id is 1 raw text is:
DOCUMENT RESUME
02764 - [A1993041]
(Survey of the Military Command Structare in Europe and Its
Relationship to the U.S. Readiness Posture]. LCD-77-431;
B-183257. Jujy 11, 1977. 2 pp. + enclosure (11 pp. .
Report to Secretary, Department of Defense; by Fred J. Shafer,
Directcr, Logistics and Communications Div.
Issue Area: Military Preparedness Plans: Military Forces
Readiness (805).
Contact: Logistics and Communications Div.
Budget Function: National Defense: Department of Defense -
Military (except procurement & contracts) (051).
Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Armed Services;
Senate Committee on Armed Services.
Authority: DOD Directive 5100.73.
A recent review of the U.S. Command Structure in Europe
stowed that a number of management headquarters functions in
Europe were not oeing reported. Findings/Conclusions: Reasons
that some of the functions were not reported included. (1) the
Department of Defensc's (DOD's) current practice of identifying
orqanizations (the organizational approach) rather than
personnel performing management functions (the functional
approach) to identify management headquarters activities does
not give an accurate picture of the number of personnel actually
performing management headquarters functions; (2) the size of
managemen, headquarters in Europe has iot been accuratEly
reported under the existing organizational approach, primarily
because of the omissions of certain support activities and some
indirect hire civilian personnel; and (3) some activities which
meet DOD's definition of management headquarters are not being
counted. A GAO report in April 1976 concluded that accounting
for management headquarters personnel under the organizational
approach is inadequate and recommended that DOD gradually
implement a system to account for headquarters personnel on the
basis of type of work performed. DOD did not agree with this
recommendation and stated that the current organizational
approach is adequate. Recommendations: The Secretary of Defense
should reconsider the DOD position and evaluate the potential
for gradually implementing a system to account for headquarters
peLsonnel on the basis of type of work performed. (S-)](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobaackv0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)