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 2008-04-10 monographic deposited born digital 23 p. GA 1.13:GAO-08-669T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-669T P0b002ee180377cef f:d08669t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-669T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-669T GAO-08-669T Armed forces abroad Armed forces reserves Army personnel Cost analysis Cost control Defense capabilities Equipment maintenance Equipment management Equipment repairs Force planning Force structure Military cost control Military forces Military operations Military personnel Military personnel retention Military procurement Military training Protective equipment Reporting requirements Strategic forces Strategic planning Cost estimates Army Future Combat Systems Testimony A81636 The high pace of overseas operations is taking a heavy toll on Army equipment. Harsh combat and environmental conditions over sustained periods of time have exacerbated equipment repair, replacement, and recapitalization problems. The Army has also taken steps to restructure its forces before implementing its longer term transformation to the Future Combat System. To support ongoing operations and prepare for the future, the Army has embarked on four key initiatives: (1) restructuring from a division-based force to a modular brigade-based force, (2) expanding the Army by adding about 74,000 people and creating new units, (3) repairing, replacing, and recapitalizing new equipment through its reset program, and (4) replacing equipment borrowed from its pre-positioned equipment sets around the world. Since 2004, Congress has provided billions of dollars to support the Army's equipping needs. GAO has issued many reports on the Army's efforts to equip modular units, expand the Army, reset equipment, and manage and replace prepositioned equipment. This statement, which draws largely on these reports, will address (1) the equipment-related cost of these initiatives, and (2) the management challenges facing the Army and the actions needed to improve its implementation of these initiatives. GAO is issuing a separate statement today on the Future Combat System (GAO-08- 638T). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-669T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-669T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-669T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-669T.pdf GAO-08-669T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-669T Testimony GAO-08-669T; Force Structure: Restructuring and Rebuilding the Army Will Cost Billions of Dollars for Equipment but the Total Cost Is Uncertain; Armed forces abroad Armed forces reserves Army personnel Cost analysis Cost control Defense capabilities Equipment maintenance Equipment management Equipment repairs Force planning Force structure Military cost control Military forces Military operations Military personnel Military personnel retention Military procurement Military training Protective equipment Reporting requirements Strategic forces Strategic planning Cost estimates Army Future Combat Systems Public Law 109-364