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PEMD-85-3 1 (1985-04-04)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabfat0001 and id is 1 raw text is: RELEASED ~ERITE -P~~to h ela'e ov'*g-rda Ih Ilewerat , M ft RC r!' .D -- N o t o h o re , .s , o u ts id e th e O qp e r l tAcUrting -Office etv ;p : !n t s b s ba ciiC appaoval l BY THE US. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Subcommittee On International Trade, Finance, And Security Economics Of The Joint Economic Committee Assessing Production Capabilities And Constraints In the Defense Industrial Base The prospect of defense spending totaling some $1.9 trillion over the next five years has greatly increased concern about the ability of the defense industrial base (DIB)to meet defense requirements. The DIB must not only meet peacetime requirements, but also be prepared for surge conditions (rapid expansion of capacity) and the more rigorous production requirements of wartime mobil- ization. The Subcommittee on International Trade, Finance, and Security Economics of the Joint Economic Committee of the Congress asked GAO to explore prob- lems encountered by the DIB in meeting those require- ments. To do so, GAO examined data from DOD and weapon system contractors on six weapon systems. For the study, GAO developed an approach for screening the many components and materials of a given weapon system so as to focus rapidly on specific items likely to cause production problems. This effort provided infor- mation often unavailable in the past, particularly on production problems at the subcontractor level. The study documented problems of foreign dependence, shortage of production machinery and test equipment, and a large number of processes proprietary to the contractors, among others. In addition, GAO found that DOD did not always take the necessary steps to resolve serious production problems that were well known. 126862 5314-7o GAO/PEMD-85-3 APRIL 4, 1985 0 z I

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