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 1995-01-30 monographic deposited born digital 24 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-95-43 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-43 P0b002ee18037ac6b f:ns95043 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-43 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-43 NSIAD-95-43 Army supplies Defense contingency planning Combat readiness Logistics Army personnel Armed forces abroad Data integrity Data collection operations Defense capabilities Ground warfare Total Army Analysis Process Desert Storm Letter Report NSIAD The Total Army Analysis (TAA) process is used to determine the required support forces needed to sustain combat divisions and brigades. Support forces included such units as transportation, maintenance, military police, and quartermaster. GAO found that the Army lacks adequate procedures governing the development and review of logistical data in the TAA process. Until recently, the Army regulations only focused on the management and validation of one type of logistical data--planning factors. These regulations were not followed, however, allowing outdated or unreliable information to be used in TAA. The Army has changed its regulations to require that all logistical data in the Army Force Planning Data and Assumptions document be validated and that the Combined Arms Support Command centrally manage the process. Although this is a step in the right direction, GAO believes that more guidance is needed to ensure the validity of all logistical data and sufficient oversight of the process. The data and assumptions that Army programmers used in the TAA process sometimes differ from what Army component planners use for war plans. These differences contribute to vastly different requirements. Since TAA requirements are the basis for resourcing decisions, these differences need to be identified and evaluated to ensure that there are valid reasons for them. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-43/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-43.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-43/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-43.pdf GAO/NSIAD-95-43 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-43 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-95-43; Force Structure: Army's Support Requirements Process Lacks Valid and Consistent Data; Army supplies Defense contingency planning Combat readiness Logistics Army personnel Armed forces abroad Data integrity Data collection operations Defense capabilities Ground warfare Total Army Analysis Process Desert Storm