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GAO-09-176R 1 (2008-11-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaanlc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: i TZ EE 9Accountability * Integrity *Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 November 25, 2008 Congressional Committees Subject: Defense Management: Preliminary Observations on DOD's Plans for Developing Language and Cultural Awareness Capabilities This letter formally transmits the attached briefing in response to Senate Report No. 110-77, which accompanied the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Pub. L. No. 110-181). The Senate Report requires GAO to review DOD's plans for the development of language and cultural awareness capabilities and to report to the congressional defense committees by December 31, 2008. On November 24, 2008, we provided the briefing to staff of your committees to satisfy this mandate. We plan to complete our work and issue a final report at a later date. We are sending copies of this report to the appropriate congressional committees. We are also sending copies to the Secretary of Defense; the Deputy Secretary of Defense; the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics; the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness; the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; and the Commandant of the Marine Corps. This report will also be available at no charge on our Web site at http://www.gao.gov. Should you or your staff have any questions concerning this report, please contact me at (202) 512-9619 or pickups@gao.gov. Contact points for our Offices of Congressional Relations and Public Affairs may be found on the last page of this report. Key contributors to this report were Patty Lentini (Assistant Director), Gabrielle Carrington (Analyst-in-Charge), John Bumgarner, MacKenzie Cooper, Kathryn Smith, and Traye Smith. Sharon L. Pickup Director, Defense Capabilities and Management Enclosure GAO-09-176R Defense Management

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