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 1996-06-04 monographic deposited born digital 53 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-96-141 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-141 P0b002ee18037dc61 f:ns96141 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-141 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-141 NSIAD-96-141 Military training Budget obligations Congressional/executive relations Combat readiness Military forces Military cost control Budget administration Military budgets Military bases DOD Future Years Defense Program Army Flying Hour Program Letter Report NSIAD A1098 GAO examined trends in the Army's and Air Force's use of operation and maintenance (O&M) funds, focusing on how they obligate O&M for combat forces, base support, and management activities.<p/>GAO found that: (1) the services have some flexibility in how they use their O&M funds, but in some cases they must obtain congressional approval or advise congressional committees of their activities; (2) the Army and Air Force obligate one-third of their O&M funds for combat activities and use the remainder to support infrastructure-type activities; (3) in fiscal years 1993 through 1995, the Army obligated less than 20 percent of its O&M funds for combat and support forces, and the Air Force obligated 26 percent of its O&M funds for such purposes; (4) from 1993 to 1995, the Army obligated 33 percent of its O&M funds for base support and 37 percent for management activities, and the Air Force obligated 30 percent of its O&M funds for base support and 35 percent for management activities; (5) the Army historically requests more funds than it obligates because Congress usually appropriates more funds than the Army requests; (6) it could not make a direct comparison between the amount of O&M requested, the amount received, and the amount of O&M obligated, by program element; and (7) the Air Force obligated more than it requested for base support and slightly less than it requested for management activities. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-141/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-141.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-141/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-141.pdf GAO/NSIAD-96-141 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-141 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-96-141; Operation and Maintenance Funding: Trends in Army and Air Force Use of Funds for Combat Forces and Infrastructure; Military training Budget obligations Congressional/executive relations Combat readiness Military forces Military cost control Budget administration Military budgets Military bases DOD Future Years Defense Program Army Flying Hour Program