United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2001-03-20 monographic deposited born digital 9 p. GA 1.13:GAO-01-514R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-514R P0b002ee18039caa2 f:d01514r DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-514R machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-514R GAO-01-514R Defense contingency planning DOD Bottom-Up Review DOD Future Years Defense Program DOD Quadrennial Defense Review Correspondence For several years, GAO has reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) efforts to strategically plan for the nation's defense needs and prepare related budgets. In particular, GAO evaluated DOD's methodology for conducting the 1993 Bottom-Up Review and the 1997 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), and its preparation of several Future Years Defense Programs (FYDP). As DOD began a new effort to review its strategic priorities, GAO shared some observations on the importance of (1) using realistic assumptions and integrated analyses to reach force structure and modernization decisions, (2) preparing FYDPs that clearly link strategy and resources, and (3) ensuring DOD's review efforts carefully scrutinize opportunities to reduce support infrastructure and improve business processes. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-514R/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-514R.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-514R/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-514R.pdf GAO-01-514R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-514R Correspondence GAO-01-514R; Defense Planning: Opportunities to Improve Strategic Reviews; Defense contingency planning DOD Bottom-Up Review DOD Future Years Defense Program DOD Quadrennial Defense Review