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GAO-13-183R 1 (2013-01-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacgur0001 and id is 1 raw text is: J GAO Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 January 16, 2013 Congressional Committees Subject: Force Structure: Army's Annual Report on Modularity Progress Needs More Complete and Clear Information to Aid Decision Makers The Army considers its modular force transformation, which began in 2004, the most extensive restructuring it has undertaken since World War II. The foundation of the modular force is the modular brigade combat team. A primary goal of the restructuring effort was to increase the number of available brigade combat teams to meet operational requirements while maintaining combat effectiveness equal to or better than previous division-housed brigades. Restructuring the Army from a division-based force to one with the smaller modular brigade combat team as the standard combat unit has required an investment in key enabler equipment and personnel. Key enabler equipment and personnel-including those used for embedded combat support functions such as military intelligence, reconnaissance, and logistics-are defined as equipment and personnel that make a modular force or unit as capable as or more capable than the non-modular force or unit it replaced. The Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011,1 which amended the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007,2 directed the Army to report annually on its progress in fulfilling the key enabler requirements of its modular units and in repairing, recapitalizing and replacing items used in support of overseas contingency operations. Specifically, the law required the Army to include, among other things, a comparison of the authorized level of key enabler equipment with the level of such equipment on hand and planned purchases; an identification of the risks associated with shortfalls, as well as mitigation strategies for addressing those risks; and the results of Army assessments of modular force capabilities. See enclosure I for the full text of the statutory reporting requirements. The law also directed us to review the report and to provide information and recommendations deemed to be appropriate in light of our review. The Army issued its fiscal year 2012 report in May 2012. In reviewing the Army's fiscal year 2012 report, we evaluated the extent to which the Army included information in response to the statutory reporting requirements and demonstrated progress in meeting modular force requirements. In our review of the Army's fiscal year 2012 report on progress in fulfilling modularity requirements, we reviewed the reporting requirement enacted by section 323 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007, as amended by section 332 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011. The current 1 Pub. L. No. 111-383, § 332 (2011). 2 Pub. L. No. 109-364, § 323 (2006). GAO-13-183R Force Structure

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