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HRD-82-101 1 (1982-07-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabmmi0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RESOURCES July 15, 1982 DIVISION B-208239 The Honorable Joseph Addabbo 198 Chairman, Subcommittee on Defense 119081 Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Variations in the Military Services' Contingency Hospital Programs: Concerns Remain (GAO/HRD-82-101) In December 1981, the work we had undertaken to assess the military services' hospital construction plans and plans for ac- quiring and deploying contingency hospitals--hospitals that would become operational in case of war--was redirected to assist your Committee in considering the services' fiscal year 1983 budget request for their contingency hospital programs. We provided details on the status of all the services' programs and their future plans to your office in May 1982. This report summarizes and updates the results of that work. The lack of coordination, with the resulting potential for needless overlap, duplication, and waste, was the principal reason the Congress deleted $87.8 million from the Navy's 1982 contingency hospital budget request, with the understanding that together, the services would develop a coordinated and cost effective approach to meeting their wartime hospital needs. Major differences still exist in the services' contingency hospital programs, encompassing hospital acquisition costs, and operational requirements. While mechanisms to foster interservice coordination have recently been established, they have not had time to significantly affect the services' plans and budgets. Furthermore, the military services do not know the total cost of their programs, which may well exceed the estimated $1.3 billion in hospital procurement costs. These factors, coupled with the specific concerns with individual service programs discussed below, provide ample basis for continuing con- cern with the development of these programs. (101051) 3 1)-

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