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 2003-04-30 monographic deposited born digital 21 p. GA 1.13:GAO-03-617R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-617R P0b002ee1803a2746 f:d03617r DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-617R machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-617R GAO-03-617R Internal controls Military operations Military policies Radio frequency allocation Weapons systems Correspondence A06763 The electromagnetic radio frequency spectrum is critical to the development and operation of a variety of military systems such as radios, radars, and satellites. Due to the changing nature of warfighting, more and more military systems depend on the spectrum to guide precision weapons and obtain information superiority. In recent years, demand for the spectrum increased with advances in commercial technology. This demand has led to competition between government and nongovernment users, making spectrum management vital to prevent harmful interference and to promote spectrum efficiency. With these goals in mind, the Department of Defense (DOD) has long-standing policies and procedures that require system developers and acquirers to consider and deal with spectrum supportability knowledge early in the development and acquisition of systems. Early assessment of spectrum needs provides DOD the opportunity to identify, and therefore, better manage program and operational risks. DOD policy requires developers of spectrum dependent systems to obtain certification before assumption of contractual obligations for the full-scale development, production or procurement of those systems. Senate Report 107-151 and House Report 106-945 required us to assess DOD's spectrum management process. We focused our assessment on (1) the results of the DOD spectrum certification processes and (2) the reasons for those results. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-617R/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-617R.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-617R/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-617R.pdf GAO-03-617R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-617R Correspondence GAO-03-617R; Spectrum Management in Defense Acquisitions; Internal controls Military operations Military policies Radio frequency allocation Weapons systems H. Rept. 106-945 S. Rept. 107-151