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B-157535 1 (1972-04-03)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaagmr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL A oA WASHINGTON, . 205 8 ' k~ POUEETAND SYSTEMS 25,17 ACQUISITION DIVISION B-157535 AP 1972 The Honorable The Secretary of Defense Attention: Assistant Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Dear Mr. Secretary: The General Accounting Office has completed a pilot review of the activities of Army test boards '(GAO Code 67108). Our work was done at the Field Artillery Board, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. We noted certain weaknesses in the testing objectives and criteria and in determinations of the extent and conditions of testing needed to evaluate the operational suitability of and need for new and modified equipment. We are bringing our findings and suggestions to your attention to assist the Department of Defense and the Army in current efforts to strengthen operational test and evaluation. INTRODUCTION The Artillery Board is one of 15 test centers under the jurisdiction of the Test and Evaluation Command (TECOM), Aberdeen, Maryland. As an element of the Army Materiel Command (AMC), TECOM is responsible for independent test and evaluation of equipment de- veloped or modified by the AMC commodity commands. The Board plans, does, and reports on operational tests and evaluations of artillery equipment. Important to the Board's test planning are such requirements documents as the Qualitative Materiel Requirement prepared by the Combat Developments Command (CDC), the Army command responsible for establishing user needs. The Board's test reports are issued to a committee which includes representatives of the (i) AMC; (2) CDC; (3) Continental BEST DOCU'IiE T AVAILABLE 6 6eK - -

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