United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-09-14 monographic deposited born digital 39 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-95-153 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-153 P0b002ee18038a29a f:ns95153 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-153 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-153 NSIAD-95-153 Defense contingency planning Warning systems Cost effectiveness analysis Military aircraft Army procurement Navy procurement Systems compatibility Accident prevention Ground warfare Air warfare Desert Storm DOD Operation Provide Comfort FAA Mode S Surveillance System Mark XII Identification System Letter Report NSIAD GAO reviewed the Army's and Navy's development of combat identification systems to reduce the occurrences of friendly fire incidents, focusing on the services' management plans and structures for the systems' development and integration.<p/>GAO found that: (1) the Army and Navy do not have a cohesive management plan and structure for the development of their cooperative combat identification systems; (2) the lack of cohesiveness reflects the division in the services' responsibilities for developing systems for different combat modes; (3) the two services have based their system development plans on different technologies and have not addressed how and at what cost these systems will be integrated; (4) the lack of a cohesive management structure could lead to development and deployment delays which allows the services to prioritize their efforts differently; (5) the Department of Defense (DOD) believes that an upgrade of the current identification system will permit greater flexibility in meeting future needs and compatability objectives; (6) the Navy has developed a cost and operational effectiveness analysis (COEA) for its system, but the Army is just beginning to develop its COEA; (7) the development of separate COEA wastes resources because of duplication and delays in system development and deployment and does not address the need for interoperability; (8) the DOD proposal for a single funding line for system development would help ensure better cooperative systems development; and (9) the Army is preceeding with the procurement of more near-term identification systems than its needs for its planned field demonstration without knowing if the systems are affordable and can be integrated into long-term solutions. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-153/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-153.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-153/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-153.pdf GAO/NSIAD-95-153 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-153 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-95-153; Combat Identification Systems: Changes Needed in Management Plans and Structure; Defense contingency planning Warning systems Cost effectiveness analysis Military aircraft Army procurement Navy procurement Systems compatibility Accident prevention Ground warfare Air warfare Desert Storm DOD Operation Provide Comfort FAA Mode S Surveillance System Mark XII Identification System