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 1997-02-11 monographic deposited born digital 41 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-97-63 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-63 P0b002ee18038f63f f:ns97063 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-63 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-63 NSIAD-97-63 Logistics Contractor performance Military cost control Defense contingency planning Contract administration Contract costs Military housing Contract monitoring Service contracts Bosnia Somalia Rwanda Haiti Army Logistics Civil Augmentation Program Navy Emergency Construction Capabilities Program Air Force Contract Augmentation Program Letter Report NSIAD

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Army's Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP), focusing on: (1) the extent to which the Army is using the program; (2) reasons for increases in the program's cost for the Bosnia peacekeeping mission; (3) opportunities to improve program implementation from a doctrine, cost control, and contract oversight standpoint; (4) the use of LOGCAP in Somalia, Rwanda, and Haiti; and (5) the potential for inefficiency by having similar support contract programs in the Navy and the Air Force.<p/>GAO found that: (1) over the last 4 years, the Army has relied on LOGCAP to help support various contingency operations and plans to maintain the capability as an option for providing support in the future; (2) since 1992, the Army has used LOGCAP to provide logistics and engineering support services to U.S. forces in six operations and, on January 30, 1997, awarded a new contract that will keep the program available until 2002; (3) as of December 7, 1996, estimated program costs were about $674.2 million, with the vast majority, about $461.5 million, going to the Bosnian mission; (4) according to the Army, use of the contractor is the choice of last resort but necessary in these missions because of troop ceilings, unavailability of host nation support, and the need to keep military units available to respond to a major regional conflict; (5) LOGCAP cost estimate for the Bosnian mission have increased substantially; (6) the Army's latest revised estimate of $461.5 million exceeds its original estimate of $350.2 million by $111.3 million or 32 percent; (7) GAO's review shows that the difference in the estimates was largely driven by changes in operational requirements once the forces arrived in the Balkan peninsula; (8) weaknesses in financial reporting and contract monitoring systems also contributed to cost increases; (9) GAO's analysis of LOGCAP implementation during the Bosnian peacekeeping mission shows that there are opportunities to make the program more efficient and effective; (10) little doctrine on how to manage contractor resources and effectively integrate them with force structure units exists; (11) the financial reporting and contract monitoring systems during the early phases of the Bosnian mission were not sufficient to provide U.S. Army, Europe officials with information they needed to track the cost of the operation, report on how LOGCAP funds were spent, or monitor contractor performance; (12) Army Materiel Command officials have worked with U.S. Army, Europe to identify problems experienced in Bosnia, and they are taking actions intended to improve program planning and management and reduce costs for future operations; and (13) the Air Force and the Navy recently initiated programs similar to LOGCAP, which may result in unnecessary overhead costs and duplication. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-63/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-63.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-63/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-63.pdf GAO/NSIAD-97-63 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-63 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-97-63; Contingency Operations: Opportunities to Improve the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program; Logistics Contractor performance Military cost control Defense contingency planning Contract administration Contract costs Military housing Contract monitoring Service contracts Bosnia Somalia Rwanda Haiti Army Logistics Civil Augmentation Program Navy Emergency Construction Capabilities Program Air Force Contract Augmentation Program Title 10 Section 12304 10 U.S.C. 12304