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 2001-11-16 monographic deposited born digital 52 p. GA 1.13:GAO-02-96 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-96 P0b002ee18037b9bd f:d0296 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-96 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-96 GAO-02-96 Army procurement Combat readiness Defense capabilities Federal agency reorganization Logistics Mobilization Private sector practices Weapons systems Abrams Tank Apache Helicopter Army Modernization Plan Army Transformation Campaign Plan Black Hawk Helicopter Bradley Fighting Vehicle C-130 Aircraft DOD Mobility Requirements Study DOD Quadrennial Defense Review M1A1 Tank Best Practices Other Written Product A02471 The Army has begun to transform itself from a Cold War oriented force into a more rapidly deployable and responsive force better able to meet the diverse defense challenges of the future. The far-reaching organizational and operational changes that the Army plans will effect virtually every element of the Army and take decades to implement. In addition, funding the transformation, including developing and acquiring future combat systems and modernizing aging equipment will be difficult. To implement the transformation, the Army has developed a Transformation Campaign Plan, which is a a mechanism for integrating transformation efforts within the Army and for achieving the goal of transforming the Army over 30 years. The Army's Transformation Campaign plan serves as a common frame of reference for officials throughout the Army. It defines transformation goals, sets milestones for achieving them, and assigns lines of responsibilities for each aspect of the plan. The Army has established several forums at various levels of the organization to discuss evolving issues and address matters of concern. However, the lack of an overall DOD transformation strategy has led the Army to proceed with its transformation plans solely on the basis of broad departmental guidance rather than a clear understanding of how its efforts fit into an overall scheme for military transformation. Although the results of the Quadrennial Defense Review as well as other events are likely to affect the Army's plans, the Transformation Campaign Plan appears to be flexible enough to permit the Army to adapt its plans to evolving events. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-96/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-96.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-96/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-96.pdf GAO-02-96 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-96 Other Written Product GAO-02-96; Military Transformation: Army Has a Comprehensive Plan for Managing Its Transformation but Faces Major Challenges; Army procurement Combat readiness Defense capabilities Federal agency reorganization Logistics Mobilization Private sector practices Weapons systems Abrams Tank Apache Helicopter Army Modernization Plan Army Transformation Campaign Plan Black Hawk Helicopter Bradley Fighting Vehicle C-130 Aircraft DOD Mobility Requirements Study DOD Quadrennial Defense Review M1A1 Tank Best Practices