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B-163058 1 (1971-09-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaaffp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DEFENSE DIVISION B-163058 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFF WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 SEP 16 1971 13LSr DOCUM~1TAVA(LA&L~. The Honorable The Secretary of Defense Attention: Assistant Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Dear Mr. Secretary: LM095520 The General Accounting Office has made a review of the operational test and evaluation of the Fast Automatic Shuttle Transfer (FAST) system and other systems (GAO Code 77104). The review was performed at the Navy's Operational Test and Evaluation Force (OPTEVFOR), Norfolk, Virginia. In conjunction with this review, we noted that production commit- ments had been authorized by the Navy before adequate testing of about one-third of the systems assigned to 0PEVFOR as of September 30, 1970, for operational testing and evaluation. Consequently, OPTVFOR is un- able, in these cases, to perform sufficient operational evaluation of new equipment to determine its suitability for service use. As pointed out in previous reports, concurrent development and production fre- quently results in additional expenditures of time and money to iden- tify and correct deficiencies and may cause delays in deployment of effective systems. Our work indicates a need for management improvements which, we believe, would supplement the current measures being taken by the De- partment of Defense and the Navy to improve operational test and evalu- ation procedures. Although we did not assess the urgency of the pro- curements and other factors which the Navy decisionmakers may have considered in these cases, we are reporting our findings at OPTEVFOR and our suggestions for earlier operational evaluation to permit timely consideration of any risks related to urgent requirements. OPTEVFOR's MISSION AND FUNCTIONS OPTEVFOR's operational evaluation of newly developed equipment nor- mally follows the developing command's techntal-valuation and-determi- nation that the equipment meets the technical requirements. The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) then directs OPTEVFOR to perform independent test and evaluation in an operational environment. OPTEVFOR determines whether the equipment meets the operational requirements and makes recom- mendations 'concerning its suitability for service use. This includes making a determination that the equipment can be operated, maintained, and supported logistically by service personnel-. 5/?H

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