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Category Archives: National Defense
GAO’s Acquisition and Sourcing Management Team
GAO’s workforce is organized largely by subject area, with most employees working in 1 of 14 mission teams, many of which we have highlighted on the WatchBlog. Today we’ll be putting the spotlight on the Acquisition and Sourcing Management (ASM) team, … Continue reading
Posted in About GAO, Budget and Spending, Mission Team, National Defense, Space
Tagged about GAO, acquisition, acquisition capacity, acquisition management, acquisition planning, ASM, best practices, critical technologies, defense systems, Department of Defense, DOD, DOD space systems, government accountability office, major weapon systems, mission, mission team, NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, security systems, sourcing, sourcing management, space, strategic sourcing, usgao
Controlling Costs for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
From acquisition to operations and maintenance, Department of Defense weapons programs are consistently of interest to the federal government and the public. Since 2000, we have been assessing DOD’s most costly weapons program, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The defense acquisition … Continue reading
The Future of the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship
Since 2004, the Navy has been working on acquiring a new class of ship intended to provide surface combat capabilities near the shore (the littoral zone). The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) was intended to have lower acquisition costs and to … Continue reading
United States Partners with African Countries to Counter Terrorist Threats
From the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa, to recent al Qaeda and Boko Haram attacks in Northwest Africa, events have suggested that both regions are vulnerable to terrorism and violent extremism. The United States provides training and … Continue reading
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September 26, 2014
Tagged security, international affairs, international relations, counterterrorism, USAID, State Department, military, U.S. Agency for International Development, IAT, terrorism, Boko Haram, al Qaeda, East Africa, Northwest Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Mali, Niger, PREACT, Somalia, Uganda, terrorist, security assistance, Algeria, Chad, Cameroon, Senegal, Tunisia, Morocco, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, AQIM, Ansar al-Sharia, al-Murabitoun, TSTCP, Department of State, violent extremism, police, public diplomacy
Maritime Piracy Threatens Some Parts of African Coast
Arghh, matey! September 19 may be International Talk Like a Pirate Day, but modern pirates continue to threaten commercial shipping lanes and fishing boats, particularly along the coasts of Africa. In 2014, we assessed the problem of piracy and the … Continue reading
Sharing Health Records for Servicemembers and Veterans
The Departments of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) operate two of the nation’s largest health care systems, providing care to more than 9.6 million active-duty servicemembers and 6.3 million veterans. For many years, DOD and VA have known that … Continue reading
Climate Change Adaptation and National Security
In a new report, we assessed the Department of Defense’s (DOD) actions to adapt its U.S. infrastructure to the challenges of climate change. While it’s not possible to link any individual weather event to climate change, these events provide insight … Continue reading
Podcast on Counterterrorism Efforts in Africa
From the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa to recent al Qaeda and Boko Haram attacks in northwest Africa, events have suggested that both regions are vulnerable to terrorism and violent extremism. Hear our podcast with Charles Johnson, … Continue reading
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June 25, 2014
Tagged al Qaeda, al Shabaab, Boko Haram, counterterrorism, Djibouti, East Africa, Ethiopia, government accountability office, IAT, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Northwest Africa, Partnership for Regional East Africa Counterterrorism, podcast, PREACT, Somalia, State Department, Tanzania, terrorism, terrorist, Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership, TSCTP, Uganda, usgao
Podcast on Defense Inventory Management
The U.S. military’s Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) manages billions of dollars of DOD’s inventory, such as spare parts to keep military equipment operating. GAO has identified DOD supply chain management as a High Risk area. Hear our latest podcast with … Continue reading
Fighting Fraud, Waste, and Abuse on the War Front
As the United States engages in conflicts overseas, GAO has worked for decades to identify ways to improve military operations and safeguard taxpayer dollars. While some of our work is done in our GAO offices, we have also sent analysts … Continue reading
