Air Force ADP: Status of Logistics Modernization Projects and CIM impacts

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Abstract:

Since the early 1980s, the Air Force Materiel Command has spent about 1 billion on its modernization effort to replace 108 outdated logistics systems with 14 new ones. Of these 14, according to the Air Force, 6 are still under development, 1 has been canceled, and 7 have been delivered. We did not assess whether the delivered systems were cost effective. However, we previously reported that one system, delivered in 1987 at a cost of 21 million-8.9 million below estimate-was ineffective and should be discontinued. The Air Force itself has not thoroughly evaluated the benefits of any of the delivered systems and will have difficulty doing so because it has not established adequate performance measures. Further, Defense has not yet completed the analyses needed to evaluate ongoing logistics systems, select the most promising, and curtail the others. These analyses must be completed before Defense can determine if CIM will have an impact on the modernization projects.

Author(s):
No Author(s) Identified
Author Organization(s):
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY DIV
Supplementary Note:
Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Readiness, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives.
Pagination:
0024

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
GAO/IMTEC-92-66
Monitor Series:
GAO/IMTEC
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.1_Force Management; JCA_4.2_Supply; JCA_4.2.1_Manage Supplies and Equipment; JCA_4.3_Maintain; JCA_4.5_Operational Contract Support; JCA_4.5.1_Contract Support Integration; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_5.4_Decide; JCA_4_Logistics; JCA_5.4.3_Establish Rule Sets; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_6.1.3_Switching and Routing; JCA_4.3.1_Depot Maintenance; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_6.1_Information Transport; JCA_5.6.1_Assess Compliance with Guidance; JCA_5.6_Monitor; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance
Communities of Interest:
Weapons Technologies
Descriptor(s):
*DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, AIR FORCE
Field(s)/Group(s):
Military Forces and Organizations, Logistics, Military Facilities and Supplies
Keyword(s):
AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND, MODERNIZATION, CIM(CORPORATE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT), GAO REPORTS
Report Date:
1992 Jul 01