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Air Force Requirements for Electronic Warfare Operational Test
and Training Equipment. PSAD-78-83; E-163058. Earch 1. 1978. l4
pp. + appendix (1 pp.).
Report to Rep. George H. lahon, Chairman, House Committee on
Appropriations; by Elmer B. Staat-, Comptroller General.
Issue Area: Federal Procurement of Goods and Services:
'Irocurement of Only Needed Quantities of Goods (1901).
Contact: Procurement and Systems ioquisition Div.
Bu4qct Function: National Defense: Dtpartment of Defense -
Procurzaent & Contracts (058).
Orqanization Concerned: Department of the Air Prrce.
Conressional Relevance: House Committee on appropriations;
House Coaittee on krad Services; Senate Committee on Armed
Services. Rep. George E. Hahon.
Aqithority: Air Force Regulation 57-1.
The fiscal yeaL 197d Air Force budget estimate included
$16.5 million for procurement of threat simulators and related
e4uipment to upgrade its uperational test, evaluation and
traininq equipment and ranv's. These improveaents were intended
tc provide a realistic training environment in which to train
aircrevs. Findings/,onclusionw There is no question of the
overall need to improve air Force operational ranges or the
cttempt to achieve greater realism in training aircrews.
However, the Air Force should improve the information it
presents to congressional decisionaaker- who must act on
appropriations request for the program. In the case cf threat
simulators and related equipment, much more is involved than
just the Procurement of specific pieces of equipment. Documents
indicate a 5-year total program cost estimated at 5694 million,
but becasise the Air Force followed the traditional budget
approach which fragments the program into segments financed by
multiple appropriations, its presentation to the Appropriations
Committee may not have focused attention on the magnitude of the
total program. Recommendations: The SecLetary of the Air Porce&
in presenting future fund requests for operational range
improvements, should give congressional deciLsionmakers a
comprehensive picture of what the moneys are for, why they are
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