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 2003-06-27 monographic deposited born digital 31 p. GA 1.13:GAO-03-707 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-707 P0b002ee180389ddd f:d03707 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-707 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-707 GAO-03-707 Logistics Spare parts Strategic planning Combat readiness Equipment inventories Military inventories H-53 Helicopter H-60 Helicopter Pavehawk Helicopter Other Written Product A07377 The Department of Defense's (DOD) annual appropriation totals billions of dollars for spare parts. In addition, it has received supplemental funding totaling $1.5 billion since fiscal year 1999 to increase the availability of spare parts. However, DOD continues to experience critical spare parts shortages that impact military readiness. GAO examined whether (1) DOD's logistics strategic plan addresses the mitigation of critical spare parts shortages that adversely affect readiness, (2) DOD's logistics initiatives are likely to mitigate spare parts shortages that affect readiness, and (3) DOD has the ability to identify the effect of increased investments for spare parts on readiness. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-707/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-707.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-707/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-707.pdf GAO-03-707 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-707 Other Written Product GAO-03-707; Defense Inventory: The Department Needs a Focused Effort to Overcome Critical Spare Parts Shortages; Logistics Spare parts Strategic planning Combat readiness Equipment inventories Military inventories H-53 Helicopter H-60 Helicopter Pavehawk Helicopter Public Law 103-62 Public Law 106-65