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 1996-10-23 monographic deposited born digital 24 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-97-15 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-15 P0b002ee180380a1c f:ns97015 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-15 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-15 NSIAD-97-15 Military downsizing Military cost control Personnel management Military officers Personnel classification Civilian employees Human resources utilization Combat readiness Military operations Medicare Program Federal Employees Retirement System Federal Employees Health Benefits Program Federal Thrift Savings Plan Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Program Letter Report NSIAD GAO reviewed certain military support officer positions as possible candidates for conversion to civilian status, focusing on the: (1) criteria the military services use to determine which officer positions are military essential; (2) officer positions that could be filled with civilians without harming operational capabilities; and (3) cost savings achieved through the conversion of military positions to civilian status.<p/>GAO found that: (1) Department of Defense (DOD) Directive 1100.4 provides guidance for determining which positions are military essential; (2) federal civilian personnel cost less than military personnel of equal rank and grade; (3) DOD could achieve cost savings of about $95 million by converting 9,500 military officer positions to civilian status; (4) the cost savings achieved by the conversion of these military positions could fund other military operations; and (5) military leaders perceived preference for military personnel and the civilian drawdown in DOD could be impediments to these military to civilian conversions. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-15/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-15.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-15/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-15.pdf GAO/NSIAD-97-15 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-15 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-97-15; DOD Force Mix Issues: Converting Some Support Officer Positions to Civilian Status Could Save Money; Military downsizing Military cost control Personnel management Military officers Personnel classification Civilian employees Human resources utilization Combat readiness Military operations Medicare Program Federal Employees Retirement System Federal Employees Health Benefits Program Federal Thrift Savings Plan Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Program