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NSIAD-83-25 1 (1983-08-05)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabnbl0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 NATIONAL SICUMIrY ANO INTIRNATIONAL AFFAIRS OIVISION AUG 5 1983 8-204608 Lieutenant General Richard H. Thompsonmn\ Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics Department of the Army 122076 Dear General Thompson: Subject: Opportunities to Improve the Effectiveness of the Army's Logistics Review Process (GAO/NSIAD-83-25) At each milestone decision point in the systems acquisi- tion process, the Army requires that integrated logistics sup- port (ILS) planning be independently reviewed. These reviews are performed by the Office of Deputy Chief of Staff for Logis- tics and its subordinate activity, the Logistics Evaluation Agency (LEA). We reviewed this independent review process which we believe plays a vital role in helping to assure that the Army's systems are supportable. The role of the indepen- dent ILS evaluator is becoming more important as the Department of Defense and the Army increase their emphasis on systems sup- portability by requiring that resources to achieve readiness receive the same emphasis as those required to achieve schedule and performance objectives. Based on our work, we believe that improvements can be made to make the Army's independent ILS review process more ef- fective. Specifically, we found that: --Cursory ILS reviews are being made on some Army sys- tems. As a result, problems may go undetected, thus in- creasing the likelihood that these systems will experi- ence support shortfalls when fielded. --LEA is not always receiving complete and timely data on which to make its ILS reviews. Most critical is the fact that the final test and evaluation reports are not always available for its review, and testing agencies tend to be reluctant to share their interim findings with LEA. As a result, it is questionable if LEA can adequately evaluate the logistics planning and supportability of affected systems. (943506) /I)47 G~

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