Government Accountability Office Reports on Military Topics
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Personnel

• Veterans Affairs: Sustained Leadership Needed to Address High-Risk Issues, Statement of Gene L Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States, GAO-19-571T, May 22, 2019
• Defense Health Care: DOD's Proposed Plan for Oversight of Graduate Medical Education Programs, GAO-19-338, March 28, 2019
• Whistleblower Protection: Analysis of DOD's Actions to Improve Case Timeliness and Safeguard Confidentiality, GAO-19-198, March 7, 2019
• Defense Health Care: Actions Needed to Determine the Required Size and Readiness of Operational Medical and Dental Forces, GAO-19-206, September 21, 2019
• Department of Defense: Process Improvements Needed in Recouping Overpayments to Service Members, GAO-19-61, February 15, 2019
• Military Personnel: Strategy Needed to Improve Retention of Experienced Air Force Aircraft Maintainers, GAO-19-160, February 5, 2019
• DOD Depot Workforce: Services Need to Assess the Effectiveness of Their Initiative to Maintain Critical Skills [Reissued with revisions on Dec. 26, 2018.], GAO-19-51, December 14, 2018
• Military Personnel: DOD Needs to Improve Dental Clinic Staffing Models and Evaluate Recruitment and Retention Programs, GAO-19-50, December 13, 2018
• National Guard: Office of Complex Investigations Should Update Policies to Require Additional Documentation for Sexual Assault Cases, GAO-19-109, December 12, 2018
• Military Retirement: Service Contributions Do Not Reflect Service Specific Estimated Costs and Full Effect of Proposed Legislation is Unknown, GAO-19-195R, December 4, 2018
• Defense Health Care: Additional Assessments Needed to Better Ensure an Efficient Total Workforce, GAO-19-102, November 27, 2018
• Defense Health Care: DOD Should Demonstrate How Its Plan to Transfer the Administration of Military Treatment Facilities Will Improve Efficiency, GAO-19-53, October 30, 2018
• Defense Health Care: Expanded Use of Quality Measures Could Enhance Oversight of Provider Performance, GAO-18-574, September 17, 2018
• Reported Injuries to U.S. Personnel in Cuba: State Should Revise Policies to Ensure Appropriate Internal Communication of Relevant Incidents, GAO-18-615, July 30, 2018
• Military Education: Reporting Requirements on Air Force Enlisted Personnel Attending Officer Training, GAO-18-649R, September 5, 2018
• Military Personnel: DOD Needs to Improve Funding Process for Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Programs, GAO-18-424, August 8, 2018
• Military Personnel: Collecting Additional Data Could Enhance Pilot Retention Efforts, GAO-18-439, June 21, 2018
• VA Health Care: Independent Verification and Validation of Patient Self-Scheduling Systems Was Consistent with the Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016, GAO-18-442R, June 13, 2018
• Veterans Choice Program: Improvements Needed to Address Access-Related Challenges as VA Plans Consolidation of its Community Care Programs, GAO-18-281, June 4, 2018
• DOD Personnel: Further Actions Needed to Strengthen Oversight and Coordination of Defense Laboratories' Hiring Efforts, GAO-18-417, May 30, 2018
• Military Personnel: DOD Should Improve Its Oversight of the Exceptional Family Member Program, GAO-18-348, May 8, 2018
• DOD Health Care: Defense Health Agency Should Improve Tracking of Serious Adverse Medical Events and Monitoring of Required Follow-up, GAO-18-378, April 26, 2018
• Transitioning Veterans: Coast Guard Needs to Improve Data Quality and Monitoring of Its Transition Assistance Program, GAO-18-135, April 19, 2018
• Defense Health Care: TRICARE Select Implementation Plan Included Mandated Elements, but Access Standards Should Be Clarified, GAO-18-358, April 13, 2018
• Military Personnel: DOD Needs to Reevaluate Fighter Pilot Workforce Requirements, GAO-18-113, April 11, 2018
• New Trauma Care System: DOD Should Fully Incorporate Leading Practices into Its Planning for Effective Implementation, GAO-18-300, March 19, 2018
• Military Personnel: Additional Actions Needed to Address Gaps in Military Physician Specialties, GAO-18-77, February 28, 2018
• Defense Management: DOD Needs to Take Additional Actions to Promote Department-Wide Collaboration, GAO-18-194, February 28, 2018
• Military Recruiting: Army National Guard Has Implemented Internal Controls for Soldier Incentives but Needs to Better Plan to Maintain the Integrity of Those Controls, GAO-18-283, February 16, 2018
• Military Personnel: Actions Needed to Better Position the Navy and the Marine Corps to Support Expanding Unmanned Systems Operations, GAO-18-162, February 6, 2018
• National Security: Ongoing Review of the Military Selective Service Process Could Benefit from Additional Information, GAO-18-226, January 10, 2018
• Sexual Violence: Actions Needed to Improve DOD's Efforts to Address the Continuum of Unwanted Sexual Behaviors, GAO-18-33, December 18, 2017
• Department of Defense: Telehealth Use in Fiscal Year 2016, GAO-18-108R, November 14, 2017
• Transitioning Veterans: Improvements Needed in DOD's Performance Reporting and Monitoring of the Transition Assistance Program, GAO-18-225T, November 8, 2017
• Transitioning Veterans: DOD Needs to Improve Performance Reporting and Monitoring for the Transition Assistance Program, GAO-18-23, November 8, 2017
• Whistleblower Protection: Opportunities Exist for DOD to Improve the Timeliness and Quality of Civilian and Contractor Reprisal Investigations, GAO-17-506, September 29, 2017
• Defense Health Reform: Steps Taken to Plan the Transfer of the Administration of the Military Treatment Facilities to the Defense Health Agency, but Work Remains to Finalize the Plan, GAO-17-791R, September 29, 2017
• Military Bands: Military Services Should Enhance Efforts to Measure Performance, GAO-17-657, August 10, 2017
• DOD Biometrics and Forensics: Progress Made in Establishing Long-term Deployable Capabilities, but Further Actions Are Needed, GAO-17-580, August 7, 2017
• Military Personnel: Improvements Needed in the Management of Enlistees' Medical Early Separation and Enlistment Information, GAO-17-527, July 14, 2017
• Gulf War Illness: Additional Actions Needed to Improve VA's Claims Process, GAO-17-692T, July 13, 2017
• Gulf War Illness: Improvements Needed for VA to Better Understand, Process, and Communicate Decisions on Claims, GAO-17-511, June 29, 2017
• Military Personnel: DOD Needs to Establish Performance Measures for the Armed Forces Sports Program, GAO-17-542, June 8, 2017
• Military Personnel: Observations on the Department of Defense's Career Intermission Pilot Program, GAO-17-623R, May 31, 2017
• DOD Health: Actions Needed to Ensure Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury Are Considered in Misconduct Separations, GAO-17-260, May 16, 2017
• Defense Acquisition Workforce: DOD Has Opportunities to Further Enhance Use and Management of Development Fund, GAO-17-332, March 28, 2017
• Department of Defense: Medical Conditions and Care for End-of-Service Military Working Dogs, GAO-17-358, March 10, 2017
• Sexual Assault: Better Resource Management Needed to Improve Prevention and Response in the Army National Guard and Army Reserve, GAO-17-217, February 27, 2017
• Military Compensation: Additional Actions Are Needed to Better Manage Special and Incentive Pay Programs, GAO-17-39, February 3, 2017
• Federal Health Care Center: VA and DOD Need to Develop Better Information to Monitor Operations and Improve Efficiency, GAO-17-197, January 23, 2017
• Military Personnel: DOD Has Processes for Operating and Managing Its Sexual Assault Incident Database, GAO-17-99, January 10, 2017
• Veterans Health Care: Improvements Needed in Operationalizing Strategic Goals and Objectives, GAO-17-50, October 21, 2016
• Military Personnel: Performance Measures Needed to Determine How Well DOD's Credentialing Program Helps Servicemembers [Reissued on October 21, 2016], GAO-17-133, October 17, 2016
• Military Personnel: Performance Measures Needed to Determine How Well DOD's Credentialing Program Helps Servicemembers, GAO-17-133, October 17, 2016
• Defense Health Care Reform: DOD Needs Further Analysis of the Size, Readiness, and Efficiency of the Medical Force, GAO-16-820, September 21, 2016
• Veterans' Health Care: Improved Oversight of Community Care Physicians' Credentials Needed, GAO-16-795, September 19, 2016
• Whistleblower Protection: DOD Has Improved Oversight for Reprisal Investigations but Can Take Additional Actions to Standardize Process and Reporting, GAO-16-860T, September 7, 2016
• Military Personnel: DOD Needs More Complete Data on Active-Duty Servicemembers' Use of Food Assistance Programs, GAO-16-561, July 15, 2016
• Military Health Care: Army Needs to Improve Oversight of Warrior Transition Units, GAO-16-583, July 12, 2016
• Casualty Assistance: DOD and the Coast Guard Need to Develop Policies and Outreach Goals and Metrics for Program Supporting Servicemembers' Survivors, GAO-16-569, June 28, 2016
• Defense Health Care: Availability and Quality Measurement of Women's Health Care Services in U.S. Military Hospitals, GAO-16-596, June 23, 2016
• DOD Advertising: Better Coordination, Performance Measurement, and Oversight Needed to Help Meet Recruitment Goals, GAO-16-396, May 12, 2016
• Defense Health Care: DOD Is Meeting Most Mental Health Care Access Standards, but It Needs a Standard for Follow-up Appointments, GAO-16-416, April 28, 2016
• Human Capital: Additional Actions Needed to Enhance DOD's Efforts to Address Mental Health Care Stigma, GAO-16-404, April 18, 2016
• Military Enlisted Aides: DOD's Report Met Most Statutory Requirements, but Aide Allocation Could Be Improved, GAO-16-239, February 22, 2016
• Defense Health Care: Research on Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy to Treat Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, GAO-16-154, December 18, 2015
• Defense Acquisition Workforce: Actions Needed to Guide Planning Efforts and Improve Workforce Capability, GAO-16-80, December 14, 2015
• Defense Transportation: DOD Needs to Improve the Evaluation of Safety and Performance Information for Carriers Transporting Security-Sensitive Materials, GAO-16-82, December 10, 2015
• Centers of Excellence: DOD and VA Need Better Documentation of Oversight Procedures, GAO-16-54, December 2, 2015
• Military Recruiting: Army National Guard Needs to Continue Monitoring, Collect Better Data, and Assess Incentives Programs, GAO-16-36, November 17, 2015
• Military Personnel: Oversight Framework and Evaluations Needed for DOD and the Coast Guard to Help Increase the Number of Female Officer Applicants, GAO-16-55, November 13, 2015
• Sexual Assault: Actions Needed to Improve DOD's Prevention Strategy and to Help Ensure It Is Effectively Implemented, GAO-16-61, November 4, 2015
• Military Personnel: DOD Should Develop a Plan to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Its Career Intermission Pilot Program, GAO-16-35, October 27, 2015
• Defense Health Care Reform: Actions Needed to Help Ensure Defense Health Agency Maintains Implementation Progress, GAO-15-759, September 10, 2015
• Military Compensation: DOD Needs More Complete and Consistent Data to Assess the Costs and Policies of Relocating Personnel, GAO-15-713, September 9, 2015
• Military Personnel: Additional Steps Are Needed to Strengthen DOD's Oversight of Ethics and Professionalism Issues, GAO-15-711, September 3, 2015
• Military Personnel: DOD Is Expanding Combat Service Opportunities for Women, but Should Monitor Long-Term Integration Progress, GAO-15-589, July 20, 2015
• Defense Health Care: DOD Needs to Clarify Policies Related to Occupational and Environmental Health Surveillance and Monitor Risk Mitigation Activities, GAO-15-487, May 22, 2015
• Defense Civilian Compensation: DOD and OPM Could Improve the Consistency of DOD's Eligibility Determinations for Living Quarters Allowances, GAO-15-511, June 16, 2015
• Military Personnel: Army Needs a Requirement for Capturing Data and Clear Guidance on Use of Military for Civilian or Contractor Positions, GAO-15-349, June 15, 2015
• Insider Threats: DOD Should Strengthen Management and Guidance to Protect Classified Information and Systems, GAO-15-544, June 2, 2015
• Military Personnel: Visibility over Junior Enlisted Servicemember Access to Services on Bases Could Be Enhanced, GAO-15-488, May 14, 2015
• Whistleblower Protection: DOD Needs to Enhance Oversight of Military Whistleblower Reprisal Investigations, GAO-15-477, May 7, 2015
• Military Personnel: Actions Needed to Address Sexual Assaults of Male Servicemembers, GAO-15-284, March 19, 2015
• Improper Payments: TRICARE Measurement and Reduction Efforts Could Benefit from Adopting Medical Record Reviews, GAO-15-269, February 18, 2015
• Defense Health Care: Better Tracking and Oversight Needed of Servicemember Separations for Non-Disability Mental Conditions, GAO-15-266, February 13, 2015
• Defense Health Care: Additional Information Needed about Mental Health Provider Staffing Needs, GAO-15-184, January 30, 2015
• Defense Headquarters: DOD Needs to Reassess Personnel Requirements for the Office of Secretary of Defense, Joint Staff, and Military Service Secretariats, GAO-15-10, January 21, 2015
• Military and Veteran Support: DOD and VA Programs That Address the Effects of Combat and Transition to Civilian Life, GAO-15-24, November 7, 2014
• Military Personnel: Actions Needed to Improve Evaluation and Oversight of Reserve Officers' Training Corps Programs, GAO-14-93, November 13, 2013
• Defense Health Care Reform: Additional Implementation Details Would Increase Transparency of DOD's Plans and Enhance Accountability, GAO-14-49, November 6, 2013
• Joint Military Education: Actions Needed to Implement DOD Recommendations for Enhancing Leadership Development, GAO-14-29, October 23, 2013
• Defense Health Care: Evaluation of TRICARE Pharmacy Services Contract Structure Is Warranted, GAO-13-808, September 30, 2013
• Human Capital: Opportunities Exist to Further Improve DOD's Methodology for Estimating the Costs of Its Workforces, GAO-13-792, September 25, 2013
• Human Capital: Additional Steps Needed to Help Determine the Right Size and Composition of DOD's Total Workforce, GAO-13-470, May 29, 2013
• Defense Health Care: Department of Defense Needs a Strategic Approach to Contracting for Health Care Professionals, GAO-13-322, May 28, 2013
• Air Force Electronic Systems Center: Reorganization Resulted in Workforce Reassignments at Hanscom Air Force Base, but Other Possible Effects Are Not Yet Known, GAO-13-366, April 25, 2013
• Electronic Health Records: Long History of Management Challenges Raises Concerns about VA's and DOD's New Approach to Sharing Health Information, by Valerie C. Melvin, director, information management and technology resources issues, before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. GAO-13-413T, February 27, 2013
• Defense Health: Actions Needed to Help Ensure Combat Casualty Care Research Achieves Goals, GAO-13-209, February 13, 2013
• Charter Schools: Guidance Needed for Military Base Schools on Startup and Operational Issues, GAO-13-67, February 5, 2013
• Military Personnel: DOD Has Taken Steps to Meet the Health Needs of Deployed Servicewomen, but Actions Are Needed to Enhance Care for Sexual Assault Victims, GAO-13-182, January 29, 2013
• DOD Health Care: Domestic Health Care for Female Servicemembers, GAO-13-205, January 29, 2013
• Pension Costs on DOD Contracts: Additional Guidance Needed to Ensure Costs Are Consistent and Reasonable, GAO-13-158, January 22, 2013
• VA Health Care: Reliability of Reported Outpatient Medical Appointment Wait Times and Scheduling Oversight Need Improvement, GAO-13-130, December 21, 2012
• Veterans' Disability Benefits: Timely Processing Remains a Daunting Challenge, GAO-13-89, December 21, 2012
• Human Capital: Critical Skills and Competency Assessments Should Help Guide DOD Civilian Workforce Decisions, GAO-13-188, January 17, 2013
• Department of Defense Policies on Accommodating Children with Special Needs in Child Care Programs, GAO-13-165R, January 16, 2013
• Military Spouse Employment Programs: DOD Can Improve Guidance and Performance Monitoring. GAO-13-60, December 13, 2012
• Recovering Servicemembers and Veterans: Sustained Leadership Attention and Systematic Oversight Needed to Resolve Persistent Problems Affecting Care and Benefits, GAO-13-5, November 16, 2012
• DOD and VA Health Care: Medication Needs during Transitions May Not Be Managed for All Servicemembers, GAO-13-26, November 2, 2012
• VA and DOD Health Care: Department-Level Actions Needed to Assess Collaboration Performance, Address Barriers, and Identify Opportunities, GAO-12-992, September 28, 2012
• Human Capital: DOD Needs Complete Assessments to Improve Future Civilian Strategic Workforce Plans, GAO-12-1014, September 27, 2012
• Defense Health Care: Additional Analysis of Costs and Benefits of Potential Governance Structures Is Needed, GAO-12-911, September 26, 2012
• Human Capital: Complete Information and More Analyses Needed to Enhance DOD's Civilian Senior Leader Strategic Workforce Plan, GAO-12-990R, September 19, 2012
• Military Disability System: Improved Monitoring Needed to Better Track and Manage Performance, GAO-12-676, August 28, 2012
• Military Dependent Students: Better Oversight Needed to Improve Services for Children with Special Needs, GAO-12-680, September 10, 2012
• DOD Civilian Workforce: Observations on DOD's Efforts to Plan for Civilian Workforce Requirements, by Brenda S. Farrell, director, defense capabilities and management, before the Subcommittee on Readiness, House Committee on Armed Services, GAO-12-962T, July 26, 2012
• VA/DOD Federal Health Care Center: Costly Information Technology Delays Continue and Evaluation Plan Lacking, GAO-12-669, June 26, 2012
• Veteran Homelessness: VA and HUD Are Working to Improve Data on Supportive Housing Program, GAO-12-726, June 26, 2012
• Veterans' Pension Benefits: Improvements Needed to Ensure Only Qualified Veterans Receive Benefits, by Daniel Bertoni, director, eduction, workforce, and income security issues, before the Senate Special Committee on Aging, GAO-12-784T, June 6, 2012
• Military Disability System: Preliminary Observations on Efforts to Improve Performance, by Daniel Bertoni, director, education, workforce, and income security, before the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, GAO-12-718T, May 23, 2012
• Veterans' Pension Benefits: Improvements Needed to Ensure Only Qualified Veterans and Survivors Receive Benefits, GAO-12-540, May 15, 2012
• Military Education: Improved Oversight and Management Needed for DOD's Fellowship and Training-with-Industry Programs, GAO-12-367, April 20, 2012
• Defense Health Care: Applying Key Management Practices Should Help Achieve Efficiencies within the Military Health System, GAO-12-224, April 12, 2012
• Military Personnel: Prior GAO Work on DOD's Actions to Prevent and Respond to Sexual Assault in the Military, GAO-12-571R, March 30, 2012
• Military Education: Additional DOD Guidance Is Needed to Enhance Oversight of the Service Academies and Their Preparatory Schools, GAO-12-327R, February 27, 2012
• Whistleblower Protection: Actions Needed to Improve DOD's Military Whistleblower Reprisal Program, GAO-12-362, February 22, 2012
• Defense Workforce: DOD Needs to Better Oversee In-sourcing Data and Align In-sourcing Efforts with Strategic Workforce Plans, GAO-12-319, February 9, 2012
• Military Child Care: DOD is Taking Actions to Address Awareness and Availability Barriers, GAO-12-21, February 3, 2012
• Defense Health: Coordinating Authority Needed for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Activities, GAO-12-154, January 25, 2012
• DOD Health Care: Actions Needed to Help Ensure Full Compliance and Complete Documentation for Physician Credentialing and Privileging, GAO-12-31, December 15, 2011
• Department of Defense: Use of Neurocognitive Assessment Tools in Post-Deployment Identification of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury GAO-12-27R, October 24, 2011
• Preventing Sexual Harassment: DOD Needs Greater Leadership Commitment and an Oversight Framework GAO-11-809, September 21, 2011
• Defense Acquisition Workforce: Better Identification, Development, and Oversight Needed for Personnel Involved in Acquiring Services. GAO-11-892, September 28, 2011
• Defense Health Care: Cost Impact of Health Care Reform and the Extension of Dependent Coverage. GAO-11-837R, September 26, 2011
• DOD Civilian Personnel: Competency Gap Analyses and Other Actions Needed to Enhance DOD's Strategic Workforce Plans, GAO-11-827T, Jul 14, 2011
• Defense Centers of Excellence: Limited Budget and Performance Information on the Center for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury, GAO-11-611, Jun 30, 2011
• Military Justice: Oversight and Better Collaboration Needed for Sexual Assault Investigations and Adjudications, GAO-11-579, Jun 22, 2011
• Military Cash Incentives: DOD Should Coordinate and Monitor Its Efforts to Achieve Cost-Effective Bonuses and Special Pays, GAO-11-631, Jun 21, 2011
• Defense Health Care: DOD Lacks Assurance That Selected Reserve Members Are Informed about TRICARE Reserve Select, GAO-11-551, Jun 3, 2011
• Defense Health Care: Access to Civilian Providers under TRICARE Standard and Extra, GAO-11-500, Jun 2, 2011
• Military Housing: Enhancements Needed to Housing Allowance Process and Information Sharing among Services, GAO-11-462, May 16, 2011
• Veterans' Education Benefits: Enhanced Guidance and Collaboration Could Improve Administration of the Post-9/11 GI Bill Program, GAO-11-356R, May 5, 2011
• Military and Veterans Disability System: Worldwide Deployment of Integrated System Warrants Careful Monitoring, GAO-11-633T, May 4, 2011
• Performance Management: DOD Is Terminating the National Security Personnel System, but Needs a Strategic Plan to Guide Its Design of a New System, GAO-11-524R, Apr 28, 2011
• DOD Education Benefits: Further Actions Needed to Improve Oversight of Tuition Assistance Program, GAO-11-389T, Mar 2, 2011
• Warfighter Support: DOD's Urgent Needs Processes Need a More Comprehensive Approach and Evaluation for Potential Consolidation, GAO-11-273, Mar 1, 2011
• DOD Education Benefits: Increased Oversight of Tuition Assistance Program Is Needed, GAO-11-300, Mar 1, 2011
• Defense Health: Management Weaknesses at Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Require Attention, GAO-11-219, Feb 28, 2011
• Education of Military Dependent Students: Better Information Needed to Assess Student Performance, GAO-11-231, Mar 1, 2011
• Ryan White CARE Act: Estimated Effect of Draft Stop-Loss Provision, GAO-11-322R, Jan 21, 2011
• Military Personnel: Personnel and Cost Data Associated with Implementing DOD's Homosexual Conduct Policy, GAO-11-170, Jan 20, 2011
• Health Information Technology: DOD Needs to Provide More Information on Risks to Improve Its Program Management, GAO-11-148, Nov 17, 2010
• Human Capital: Opportunities Exist for DOD to Enhance Its Approach for Determining Civilian Senior Leader Workforce Needs, GAO-11-136, Nov 4, 2010
• Military Housing: Installations Need to Share Information on Their Section 801 On-Base Housing Contracts, GAO-11-60, Oct 28, 2010
• Servicemember Reemployment: Agencies Are Generally Timely in Processing Redress Complaints, but Improvements Needed in Maintaining Data and Reporting, GAO-11-55, Oct 22, 2010
• Military Personnel: Sustained Leadership and Oversight Needed to Improve DOD's Prevention and Treatment of Domestic Abuse, GAO-10-923, Sep 22, 2010
• Military Personnel: Observations on the Use and Effects of the National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008, GAO-10-1014R, Sep 30, 2010
• Defense Health Care: Status of Efforts to Address Lack of Compliance with Personality Disorder Separation Requirements, GAO-10-1013T, Sep 15, 2010
• Information Technology: Opportunities Exist to Improve Management of DOD's Electronic Health Record Initiative, GAO-11-50, Oct 6, 2010
• Military Naturalizations: USCIS Generally Met Mandated Processing Deadlines, but Processing Applicants Deployed Overseas Is a Challenge, GAO-10-865, Jul 29, 2010
• Military Personnel: Enhanced Collaboration and Process Improvements Needed for Determining Military Treatment Facility Medical Personnel Requirements, GAO-10-696, Jul 29, 2010
• Human Capital: Quality of DOD Status of Forces Surveys Could Be Improved by Performing Nonresponse Analysis of the Results, GAO-10-751R, Jul 12, 2010
• Questions for the Record Related to Military Compensation, GAO-10-803R, Jun 3, 2010
• Military Personnel: Army Needs to Focus on Cost-Effective Use of Financial Incentives and Quality Standards in Managing Force Growth, GAO-09-256, May 4, 2009
• Military Personnel: Comparisons between Military and Civilian Compensation Can be Useful, but Data Limitations Prevent Exact Comparisons, GAO-10-666T, Apr 28, 2010
• Military Personnel: Status of Implementation of GAO's 2006 Recommendations on DOD's Domestic Violence Program, GAO-10-577R, Apr 26, 2010
• Human Capital: Status of Actions Needed to Improve the Timely and Accurate Delivery of Compensation and Medical Benefits to Deployed Civilians, GAO-10-615T, Apr 14, 2010
• Military Personnel: Military and Civilian Pay Comparisons Present Challenges and Are One of Many Tools in Assessing Compensation, GAO-10-561R, Apr 1, 2010
• Defense Health Care: 2008 Access to Care Surveys Indicate Some Problems, but Beneficiary Satisfaction Is Similar to Other Health Plans, GAO-10-402, Mar 31, 2010
• Military Personnel: Additional Actions Are Needed to Strengthen DOD's and the Coast Guard's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Programs, GAO-10-215, Feb 3, 2010
• Military Recruiting: Clarified Reporting Requirements and Increased Transparency Could Strengthen Oversight over Recruiter Irregularities, GAO-10-254, Jan 28, 2010
• Defense Health Care: Post-Deployment Health Reassessment Documentation Needs Improvement, GAO-10-56, Nov 19, 2009
• Military Personnel: Reserve Compensation Has Increased Significantly and Is Likely to Rise Further as DOD and VA Prepare for the Implementation of Enhanced Educational Benefits, GAO-09-726R, Jul 6, 2009
• Military Personnel: Reserve Component Servicemembers on Average Earn More Income while Activated, GAO-09-688R, Jun 23, 2009
• Military Pay: The Defense Finance and Accounting Service--Indianapolis Could Improve Control Activities over Its Processing of Active Duty Army Military Personnel Federal Payroll Taxes, GAO-09-557R, Jun 18, 2009
• Insurance Sales to Military Personnnel: Additional Actions Needed to Prevent Improper Life Insurance Sales and Pay Allotment Transactions, GAO-09-452, May 29, 2009
• Questions for the Record Related to the Implementation of the Department of Defense's National Security Personnel System, GAO-09-669R, May 18, 2009
• Army Health Care: Progress Made in Staffing and Monitoring Units that Provide Outpatient Case Management, but Additional Steps Needed, GAO-09-357, Apr 20, 2009
• Military Personnel: Status of Accession, Retention, and End Strength for Military Medical Officers and Preliminary Observations Regarding Accession and Retention Challenges, GAO-09-469R, Apr 16, 2009
• Military Disability Retirement: Closer Monitoring Would Improve the Temporary Retirement Process, GAO-09-289, Apr 13, 2009
• Human Capital: Opportunities Exist to Build on Recent Progress to Strengthen DOD's Civilian Human Capital Strategic Plan, GAO-09-235, Feb 10, 2009
• Defense Health Care: Additional Efforts Needed to Ensure Compliance with Personality Disorder Separation Requirements, GAO-09-31, Oct 31, 2008
• Defense Management: DOD Can Establish More Guidance for Biometrics Collection and Explore Broader Data Sharing, GAO-09-49, Oct 15, 2008
• Defense Management: DOD Needs to Establish Clear Goals and Objectives, Guidance, and a Designated Budget to Manage Its Biometrics Activities, GAO-08-1065, Sep 26, 2008
• Military Personnel: Evaluation Methods Linked to Anticipated Outcomes Needed to Inform Decisions on Army Recruitment Incentives, GAO-08-1037R, Sep 18, 2008
• Human Capital: DOD Needs to Improve Implementation of and Address Employee Concerns about Its National Security Personnel System, GAO-08-773, Sep 10, 2008
• Military Personnel: Actions Needed to Strengthen Implementation and Oversight of DOD's and the Coast Guard's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Programs, GAO-08-1146T, Sep 10, 2008
• Defense Health Care: Oversight of Military Services' Post-Deployment Health Reassessment Completion Rates Is Limited, GAO-08-1025R, Sep 4, 2008
• Military Personnel: DOD's and the Coast Guard's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Programs Face Implementation and Oversight Challenges, GAO-08-924, Aug 29, 2008
• Military Personnel: Improvements Needed to Increase Effectiveness of DOD's Programs to Promote Positive Working Relationships between Reservists and Their Employers, GAO-08-981R, Aug 15, 2008
• Military Personnel: Preliminary Observations on DOD's and the Coast Guard's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Programs, GAO-08-1013T, Jul 31, 2008
• Military Personnel: Army Needs to Better Enforce Requirements and Improve Record Keeping for Soldiers Whose Medical Conditions May Call for Significant Duty Limitations GAO-08-546 June 10, 2008
• DOD Health Care: Mental Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Screening Efforts Implemented, but Consistent Pre-Deployment Medical Record Review Policies Needed, GAO-08-615, May 30, 2008
• Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request for the Defense Health Program's Private Sector Care Budget Activity Group, GAO-08-721R, May 28, 2008
• Military Personnel: DOD Needs Data to Determine if Active Duty Service Has an Impact on the Ability of Guard and Reservists to Maintain Their Civilian Professional Licenses or Certificates, GAO-08-790R, May 27, 2008
• Human Capital: Corps of Engineers Needs to Update Its Workforce Planning Process to More Effectively Address Its Current and Future Workforce Needs, GAO-08-596, May 7, 2008
• VA and DOD Health Care: Progress Made on Implementation of 2003 President's Task Force Recommendations on Collaboration and Coordination, but More Remains to Be Done GAO-08-495R April 30, 2008
• DOD Pharmacy Program: Continued Efforts Needed to Reduce Growth in Spending at Retail Pharmacies, GAO-08-327, Apr 4, 2008
• Military Personnel: Better Debt Management Procedures and Resolution of Stipend Recoupment Issues Are Needed for Improved Collection of Medical Education Debts, GAO-08-612R, Apr 1, 2008
• DOD and VA: Preliminary Observations on Efforts to Improve Care Management and Disability Evaluations for Servicemembers GAO-08-514T February 27, 2008
• Limitations in DOD's Evaluation Plan for EEO Complaint Pilot Program Hinder Determination of Pilot Results GAO-08-387R February 22, 2008
• Military Personnel: Guidance Needed for Any Future Conversions of Military Medical Positions to Civilian Positions GAO-08-370R February 8, 2008
• The Department of Defense's Civilian Human Capital Strategic Plan Does Not Meet Most Statutory Requirements GAO-08-439R February 6, 2008
• VA and DOD Health Care: Administration of DOD's Post-Deployment Health Reassessment to National Guard and Reserve Servicemembers and VA's Interaction with DOD GAO-08-181R January 25, 2008
• Military Personnel: The DOD and Coast Guard Academies Have Taken Steps to Address Incidents of Sexual Harassment and Assault, but Greater Federal Oversight Is Needed GAO-08-296 January 17, 2008
• Posthearing Questions Related to Federal Agencies' Activities regarding the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act GAO-08-397R January 9, 2008
• Military Personnel: Federal Agencies Have Taken Actions to Address Servicemembers' Employment Rights, but a Single Entity Needs to Maintain Visibility to Improve Focus on Overall Program Results GAO-08-254T November 8, 2007
• Military Personnel: Considerations Related to Extending Demonstration Project on Servicemembers' Employment Rights Claims GAO-08-229T October 31, 2007
• Information Technology: VA and DOD Continue to Expand Sharing of Medical Information, but Still Lack Comprehensive Electronic Medical Records GAO-08-207T October 24, 2007
• Defense Health Care: DOD Needs to Address the Expected Benefits, Costs, and Risks for Its Newly Approved Medical Command Structure GAO-08-122 October 12, 2007
• Military Personnel: Number of Formally Reported Applications for Conscientious Objectors Is Small Relative to the Total Size of the Armed Forces GAO-07-1196 September 28, 2007
• DOD and VA: Preliminary Observations on Efforts to Improve Health Care and Disability Evaluations for Returning Servicemembers GAO-07-1256T September 26, 2007
• Military Personnel: DOD's Predatory Lending Report Addressed Mandated Issues, but Support Is Limited for Some Findings and Recommendations GAO-07-1148R August 31, 2007
• Military Personnel: Air National Guard Has Taken Steps to Improve the Reliability of Personnel Strength Data, but More Needs to Be Done GAO-07-1138R July 31, 2007
• Military Personnel: Improved Quality Controls Needed over Servicemembers' Employment Rights Claims at DOL GAO-07-907 July 20, 2007
• Information Technology: VA and DOD Are Making Progress in Sharing Medical Information, but Remain Far from Having Comprehensive Electronic Medical Records GAO-07-1108T July 18, 2007
• Military Personnel: DOD Lacks Reliable Personnel Tempo Data and Needs Quality Controls to Improve Data Accuracy GAO-07-780 July 17, 2007
• Defense Health Care: Comprehensive Oversight Framework Needed to Help Ensure Effective Implementation of a Deployment Health Quality Assurance Program GAO-07-831 June 22, 2007
• Elections: Action Plans Needed to Fully Address Challenges in Electronic Absentee Voting Initiatives for Military and Overseas Citizens GAO-07-774 June 14, 2007
• Retiree Health Benefits: Majority of Sponsors Continued to Offer Prescription Drug Coverage and Chose the Retiree Drug Subsidy GAO-07-572, May 31, 2007
• Military Health Care: TRICARE Cost-Sharing Proposals Would Help Offset Increasing Health Care Spending, but Projected Savings Are Likely Overestimated GAO-07-647, May 31, 2007
• Defense Transportation: DOD Needs a Comprehensive Approach to Planning for Implementing Its New Personal Property Program GAO-07-671, May 31, 2007
• Armed Forces Retirement Home: Health Care Oversight Should Be Strengthened GAO-07-790R, May 30, 2007
• Military Pay: Processes for Retaining Injured Army National Guard and Reserve Soldiers on Active Duty Have Been Improved, but Some Challenges Remain GAO-07-608, May 29, 2007
• GAO Findings and Recommendations Regarding DOD and VA Disability Systems GAO-07-906R, May 25, 2007
• Military Operations: The Department of Defense's Use of Solatia and Condolence Payments in Iraq and Afghanistan GAO-07-699, May 23, 2007
• DOD Personnel Clearances: Delays and Inadequate Documentation Found for Industry Personnel GAO-07-842T, May 17, 2007
• Military Personnel: DMDC Data on Officers' Commissioning Programs is Insufficiently Reliable and Needs to be Corrected GAO-07-372R, March 8, 2007
• Military Personnel: Additional Actions Needed to Improve Oversight of Reserve Employment Issues GAO-07-259, February 8, 2007 [PDF 2.47MB]
• Military Personnel: DOD Needs to Provide a Better Link between Its Defense Strategy and Military Personnel Requirements GAO-07-397T, January 30, 2007
• Military Personnel: Strategic Plan Needed to Address Army's Emerging Officer Accession and Retention Challenges GAO-07-224, January 19, 2007
• Military Personnel: Reserve Components Need Guidance to Accurately and Consistently Account for Volunteers on Active Duty for Operational Support GAO-07-93, October 31, 2006
• DOD Civilian Personnel: Greater Oversight and Quality Assurance Needed to Ensure Force Health Protection and Surveillance for Those Deployed GAO-06-1085, September 29, 2006
• DOD Personnel Clearances: Additional OMB Actions Are Needed to Improve the Security Clearance Process, GAO-06-1070, September 28, 2006
• Military Personnel: Actions Needed to Strengthen Management of Imminent Danger Pay and Combat Zone Tax Relief Benefits, GAO-06-1011, September 28, 2006
• Military Personnel: DOD Needs an Oversight Framework and Standards to Improve Management of Its Casualty Assistance Programs, GAO-06-1010, September 22, 2006
• Military Operations: Background Screenings of Contractor Employees Supporting Deployed Forces May Lack Critical Information, but U.S. Forces Take Steps to Mitigate the Risk Contractors May Pose, GAO-06-999R, September 22, 2006
• Defense Space Activities: Management Actions Are Needed to Better Identify, Track, and Train Air Force Space Personnel, GAO-06-908, September 21, 2006
• Military Recruiting: DOD and Services Need Better Data to Enhance Visibility over Recruiter Irregularities, GAO-06-846, August 8, 2006
• Special Operations Forces: Several Human Capital Challenges Must Be Addressed to Meet Expanded Role GAO-06-812, July 31, 2006
• Military Pay: DOD Improperly Paid Army National Guard and Army Reserve Soldiers in Deserter Status, GAO-06-848R, July 28, 2006
• Military Personnel: DOD and the Services Need to Take Additional Steps to Improve Mobilization Data for the Reserve Components, GAO-06-1068, September 20, 2006 [PDF 1.7MB]
• VA and DOD Health Care: Efforts to Provide Seamless Transition of Care for OEF and OIF Servicemembers and Veterans, GAO-06-794R, June 30, 2006
• DOD Personnel Clearances: Questions and Answers for the Record Following the Second in a Series of Hearings on Fixing the Security Clearance Process, GAO-06-693R, June 14, 2006
• DOD Personnel Clearances: New Concerns Slow Processing of Clearances for Industry Personnel, GAO-06-748T, May 17, 2006
• DOD Personnel Clearances: Funding Challenges and Other Impediments Slow Clearances for Industry Personnel, GAO-06-747T, May 17, 2006
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: DOD Needs to Identify the Factors Its Providers Use to Make Mental Health Evaluation Referrals for Servicemembers, GAO-06-397, May 11, 2006
• Military Disability Evaluation: Ensuring Consistent and Timely Outcomes for Reserve and Active Duty Service Members, GAO-06-561T, April 6, 2006
• Contract Security Guards: Army's Guard Program Requires Greater Oversight and Reassessment of Acquisition Approach, GAO-06-284, April 3, 2006
• Military Disability System: Improved Oversight Needed to Ensure Consistent and Timely Outcomes for Reserve and Active Duty Service Members, GAO-06-362, March 31, 2006
• Post-Hearing Questions for the Record Related to the Department of Defense's National Security Personnel System (NSPS), GAO-06-582R, March 24, 2006
• Questions for the Record Related to DOD's Personnel Security Clearance Program and the Government Plan for Improving the Clearance Process, GAO-06-323R, January 17, 2006
• Human Capital: Observations on Final Regulations for DOD's National Security Personnel System, GAO-06-227T, November 17, 2005
• Military Personnel: DOD Needs Action Plan to Address Enlisted Personnel Recruitment and Retention Challenges, GAO-06-134, November 17, 2005
• DOD Personnel Clearances: Government Plan Addresses Some Longstanding Problems with DOD's Program, But Concerns Remain, GAO-06-233T, November 9, 2005
• Military Personnel: Top Management Attention Is Needed to Address Long-standing Problems with Determining Medical and Physical Fitness of the Reserve Force, GAO-06-105, October 27, 2005
• VA and DOD Health Care: VA Has Policies and Outreach Efforts to Smooth Transition from DOD Health Care, but Sharing of Health Information Remains Limited, GAO-05-1052T, September 28, 2005
• Defense Space Activities: Management and Guidance Performance Measures Needed to Develop Personnel, GAO-05-833, September 21, 2005
• Questions for the Record Related to DOD's Personnel Security Clearance Program. GAO-05-988R, August 19, 2005.
• Military Personnel: DOD Needs to Improve the Transparency and Reassess the Reasonableness, Appropriateness, Affordability, and Sustainability of Its Military Compensation System. GAO-05-798, July 19, 2005.
• Defense Health Care: Occupational and Environmental Health Surveillance Conducted During Deployments Needs Improvement, by Marcia Crosse, director, health care, before the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, House Committee on Government Reform. GAO-05-903T, July 19, 2005.
• Defense Health Care: Improvements Needed in Occupational and Environmental Health Surveillance During Deployments to Address Immediate and Long-Term Health Issues. GAO-05-632, July 14, 2005.
• Human Capital: DOD's National Security Personnel System Faces Implementation Challenges. GAO-05-730, July 14, 2005.
• Reserve Forces: An Integrated Plan Is Needed to Address Army Reserve Personnel and Equipment Shortages. GAO-05-660, July 12, 2005.
• Military Personnel: DOD Needs Better Controls over Supplemental Life Insurance Solicitation Policies Involving Servicemembers. GAO-05-696, June 29, 2005.
• Military and Veterans' Benefits: Improvements Needed in Transition Assistance Services for Reserves and National Guard, by Cynthia A. Bascetta, director, education, workforce, and income security issues, before the Subcommittee on Economic Security, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. GAO-05-844T, June 29, 2005.
• DOD Personnel Clearances: Some Progress Has Been Made but Hurdles Remain to Overcome the Challenges That Led to GAO's High-Risk Designation, by Derek B. Stewart, director, defense capabilities and management, before the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. GAO-05-842T, June 28, 2005.
• Military Training: Actions Needed to Enhance DOD's Program to Transform Joint Training. GAO-05-548, June 21, 2005.
• Questions for the Record Related to the Department of Defense's National Security Personnel System, GAO-05-771R, June 14, 2005
• Questions for the Record Regarding the Department of Defense's National Security Personnel System. GAO-05-770R, May 31, 2005.
• Military and Veterans' Benefits: Enhanced Services Could Improve Transition Assistance for Reserves and National Guard, GAO-05-544, May 20, 2005
• Military Personnel: DOD Comments on GAO's Report on More DOD Actions Needed to Address Servicemembers' Personal Financial Management Issues. GAO-05-638R, May 11, 2005.
• DOD Schools: Limitations in DOD-Sponsored Study on Transfer Alternatives Underscore Need for Additional Assessment. GAO-05-469, April 26, 2005.
• Military Personnel: DOD's Tools for Curbing the Use and Effects of Predatory Lending Not Fully Utilized. GAO-05-349, April 26, 2005.
• Military Personnel: More DOD Actions Needed to Address Servicemembers' Personal Financial Management Issues. GAO-05-348, April 26, 2005.
• Human Capital: Preliminary Observations on Proposed Regulations for DOD's National Security Personnel System, by Derek B. Stewart, director, defense capabilities and management, before the Senate Committee on Armed Services. GAO-05-559T, April 14, 2005.
• Human Capital: Preliminary Observations on Proposed DOD National Security Personnel System Regulations, by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce and Agency Organization, House Committee on Government Reform. GAO-05-517T, April 12, 2005.
• Army National Guard: Inefficient, Error-Prone Process Results in Travel Reimbursement Problems for Mobilized Soldiers, by Gregory D. Kutz, Director of Financial Management and Assurance Issues, before the Subcommittee on Government Management, Finance, and Accountability, House Committee on Government Reform. GAO-05-400T, March 16, 2005.
• Military Personnel: Preliminary Observations on Recruiting and Retention Issues Within the U.S. Armed Services, by Derek B. Stewart, Director of Defense Capabilities and Management Issues, before the Subcommittee on Military Personnel, House Committee on Armed Services. GAO-05-419T, March 16, 2005.
• Human Capital: Preliminary Observations on Proposed DOD National Security Personnel System Regulations, by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. GAO-05-432T, March 15, 2005.
• Military Personnel: Financial Costs and Loss of Critical Skills Due to DOD's Homosexual Conduct Policy Cannot Be Completely Estimated. GAO-05-299, February 23, 2005.
• DOD Systems Modernization: Management of Integrated Military Human Capital Program Needs Additional Improvements. GAO-05-189, February 11, 2005.
• Military Personnel: A Strategic Approach Is Needed to Address Long-Term Guard and Reserve Force Availability, statement for the record by Derek B. Stewart, director, defense capabilities and management, before the Subcommittee on Military Personnel, House Committee on Armed Services. GAO-05-285T, February 2, 2005.
• Military Personnel: DOD Needs to Conduct a Data-Driven Analysis of Active Military Personnel Levels Required to Implement the Defense Strategy. GAO-05-200, February 1, 2005.
• Army National Guard: Inefficient, Error-Prone Process Results in Travel Reimbursement Problems for Mobilized Soldiers. GAO-05-79, January 31, 2005. [PDF 3.8MB]
• Defense Health Care: Force Health Protection and Surveillance Policy Compliance Was Mixed, but Appears Better for Recent Deployments. GAO-05-120, November 12, 2004.
• VA and DOD Health Care: Efforts to Establish Single Physical Exam Process for Servicemembers Leaving the Military. GAO-05-64, November 12, 2004.
• Military Personnel: DOD Could Make Greater Use of Existing Authority to Manage General and Flag Officer Careers. GAO-04-1003, September 23, 2004.
• Military Personnel: DOD Needs More Data Before Making Costly Changes to the Reserve Retirement System. GAO-04-1005, September 15, 2004.
• Military Pay: Army Reserve Soldiers Mobilized to Active Duty Experienced Significant Pay Problems. GAO-04-911, August 20, 2004. [PDF 1.8MB]
• Military Education: DOD Needs to Develop Performance Goals and Metrics for Advanced Distributed Learning in Professional Military Education. GAO-04-873, July 30, 2004.
• Military Pay: Army Reserve Soldiers Mobilized to Active Duty Experienced Significant Pay Problems, by Gregory D. Kutz, director, financial management and assurance, before the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial Management, House Committee on Government Reform. GAO-04-990T, July 20, 2004.
• Military Personnel: Survivor Benefits for Servicemembers and Federal, State, and City Government Employees. GAO-04-814, July 15, 2004. [PDF 2.6MB]
• Military Personnel: DOD Has Not Implemented the High Deployment Allowance That Could Compensate Servicemembers Deployed Frequently for Short Periods. GAO-04-805, June 25, 2004.
• DOD Civilian Personnel: Comprehensive Strategic Workforce Plans Needed. GAO-04-753, June 30, 2004.
• Military Personnel: DOD Needs to Strengthen the Annual Review and Certification of Military Personnel Obligations (GAO-05-87R) November 29, 2004 [PDF 274 Kb]
• MILITARY PAY Army Reserve Soldiers Mobilized to Active Duty Experienced Significant Pay Problems (GAO-04-990T), July 20, 2004 [PDF 694 Kb]
• RESERVE FORCES Observations on Recent National Guard Use in Overseas and Homeland Missions and Future Challenges (GAO-04-670T) April 29, 2004 [PDF 611 Kb]
• Military Personnel: Observations Related to Reserve Compensation, Selected Reenlistment Bonuses, and Mail Delivery to Deployed Troops, by Derek B. Stewart, director, defense capabilities and management, before the Subcommittee on Total Force, House Committee on Armed Services. (GAO-04-582T), March 24, 2004 [PDF 213 KB]
• MILITARY PREPOSITIONING Observations on Army and Marine Corps Programs During Operation Iraqi Freedom and Beyond (GAO-04-562T), March 24, 2004 [784 Kb]
• Military Pay: Army National Guard Soldiers Mobilized to Active Duty Experience Significant Pay Problems, by Gregory D. Kutz, director, financial management and assurance, before the House Committee on Government Reform. (GAO-04-413T), January 28, 2004 [PDF 556 KB]
• Military Personnel: Information on Selected National Guard Management Issues (GAO-04-258), December 2, 2003 [PDF 312 Kb]
• Military Personnel: DOD Needs More Effective Controls to Better Assess the Progress of the Selective Reenlistment Bonus Program, (GAO-04-86), November 13, 2003 [PDF 382 Kb]
• Military Pay: Army National Guard Personnel Mobilized to Active Duty Experienced Significant Pay Problems, (GAO-04-89), November 13, 2003 [PDF 2.42 Mb]
• Military Personnel: DFAS Has Not Met All Information Technology Requirements for Its New Pay System, (GAO-04-149R), October 20, 2003 [PDF 326 Kb]
• Military Recruiting: DOD Needs to Establish Objectives and Measures to Better Evaluate Advertising's Effectiveness, (GAO-03-1005), September 19, 2003 [PDF 799 Kb]
• Military Education: Student and Faculty Perceptions of Student Life at the Military Academies, (GAO-03-1001), September 12, 2003 [PDF 1.12 Mb]
• Military Personnel: DOD Needs More Data to Address Financial and Health Care Issues Affecting Reservists, (GAO-03-1004), September 10, 2003 [PDF 642 Kb]
• Military Education: DOD Needs to Enhance Performance Goals and Measures to Improve Oversight of Military Academies, (GAO-03-1000), September 10, 2003 [PDF 541 kb]
• Military Education: DOD Needs to Align Academy Preparatory Schools' Mission Statements with Overall Guidance and Establish Performance Goals, (GAO-03-1017), September 10, 2003 [PDF 1.37 Mb]
• DOD Personnel: Documentation of the Army's Civilian Workforce-Planning Model Needed to Enhance Credibility (GAO-03-1046) August 22, 2003 [PDF 242 Kb]
• Military Personnel: DOD Actions Needed to Improve the Efficiency of Mobilizations for Reserve Forces (GAO-03-921) August 21, 2003 [PDF 853 Kb]
• Posthearing Questions Related to Proposed Department of Defense (DOD) Human Capital Reform (GAO-03-965R) July 3, 2003 [PDF 90 Kb]
• Human Capital: DOD's Civilian Personnel Strategic Management and the Proposed National Security Personnel System, by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, May 12, 2003 (GAO-03-493T) [PDF 332 Kb]
• DOD Transformation: DOD's Proposed Civilian Personnel System and Governmentwide Human Capital Reform, by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the House Committee on Armed Services, May 1, 2003 (GAO-03-741T) [PDF 149 Kb]
• DOD Civilian Personnel: Improved Strategic Planning Needed to Help Ensure Viability of DOD's Civilian Industrial Workforce, April 30, 2003 (GAO-03-472) [PDF 2.37 Mb]
• Defense Transformation: Preliminary Observations on DOD's Proposed Civilian Personnel Reforms, by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization, House Committee on Government Reform, April 29, 2003 (GAO-03-717T) [PDF 284 Kb]
• Military Personnel: DOD Needs to Assess Certain Factors in Determining Whether Hazardous Duty Pay Is Warranted for Duty in the Polar Regions, April 29, 2003 (GAO-03-554) [PDF 1.87 Mb]
• DOD Personnel: DOD Comments on GAO's Report on DOD's Civilian Personnel Strategic Planning, April 18, 2003 (GAO-03-690R) [PDF 244 Kb]
• DOD Personnel: DOD Actions Needed to Strengthen Civilian Human Capital Strategic Planning and Integration with Military Personnel and Sourcing Decisions, March 28, 2003 (GAO-03-475) [PDF 392 Kb]
• Military Personnel: Preliminary Observations Related to Income, Benefits, and Employer Support for Reservists During Mobilizations, by Derek B. Stewart, director, defense capabilities and management, before the Subcommittee on Total Force, House Committee on Armed Services, March 19, 2003 (GAO-03-549T) [PDF 1.02 Mb]
• Military Personnel: Preliminary Observations Related to Income, Benefits, and Employer Support for Reservists During Mobilizations, statement for the record by Derek B. Stewart, director, defense capabilities and management, before the Subcommittee on Personnel Senate Committee on Armed Services, March 19, 2003 (GAO-03-573T) [PDF 1.02 Mb]
• Military Personnel: A Strategic Approach Is Needed to Improve Joint Officer Development, by Derek B. Stewart, director, defense capabilities and management, before the Subcommittee on Total Force, House Committee on Armed Services, March 19, 2003 (GAO-03-548T) [PDF 221 Kb]
• MILITARY PERSONNEL: Joint Officer Development Has Improved, but a Strategic Approach Is Needed, December 2002, (GAO-03-238) [PDF 861 Kb]
• MILITARY PERSONNEL: Active Duty Benefits Reflect Changing Demographics, but Opportunities Exist to Improve, September 2002, (GAO-02-935) [PDF 609 Kb]
• MILITARY PERSONNEL: Oversight Process Needed to Help Maintain Momentum of DOD's Strategic Human Capital Planning, December 2002 (GAO-03-237) [PDF 212 Kb]
• MILITARY PERSONNEL: Management and Oversight of Selective Reenlistment Bonus Program Needs Improvement, November 2002 (GAO-03-149) [PDF 700 Kb]
• MILITARY PERSONNEL: Perceptions of Retention-Critical Personnel Are Similar to Those of Other Enlisted Personnel, June 2001 (GAO-01-785) [PDF 630 Kb]
• Military Personnel: Actions Needed to Achieve Greater Results From Air Force Family Need Assessments, (Letter Report, 03/08/2001, GAO/GAO-01-80).
• Military Personnel: Full Extent of Support to Civil Authorities Unknown but Unlikely to Adversely Impact Retention, (Letter Report, 01/26/2001, GAO/GAO-01-9).
• Quality of Life for U.S. Soldiers Deployed in the Balkans, December 14, 2000 (GAO-01-201R) [PDF 2.17 Mb]
• Military Personnel: First-Term Recruiting and Attrition Continue to Require Focused Attention [T-NSIAD-00-102] 02/24/2000. [PDF Version]
• Military Attrition: Better Data, Coupled With Policy Changes, Could Help the Services Reduce Early Separations. NSIAD-98-213. 61 pp. plus 4 appendices (14 pp.) September 15, 1998. [PDF Version]
• Defense Acquisition Organizations: Status of Workforce Reductions GAO/NSIAD-98-161, June 29. [PDF Version]
• Quadrennial Defense Review: All Personnel Cuts and Associated Savings May Not Be Achieved. NSIAD-98-100. April 30, 1998. [PDF Version]
• Military Attrition: DOD Needs to Better Analyze Reasons for Separation and Improve Recruiting Systems. T-NSIAD-98-117. 22 pp. March 12, 1998.
• Military Attrition: DOD Needs to Better Understand Reasons for Separation and Improve Recruiting Systems. T-NSIAD-98-109. 23 pp. March 4, 1998.
• Joint Manpower Process: Limited Progress Made in Implementing DOD Inspector General Recommendations GAO/NSIAD-97-229, September 19, 1997.
• Selective Service: Cost and Implications of Two Alternatives to the Present System. NSIAD-97-225. 13 pp. plus 3 appendices (9 pp.) September 10, 1997. [PDF Version]
• Military Attrition: Better Screening of Enlisted Personnel Could Save Millions of Dollars (Stmnt. for the Rec., 03/13/97, GAO/T-NSIAD-97-120). [PDF Version]
• Military Attrition: Better Screening of Enlisted Personnel Could Save DOD Millions of Dollars (Testimony, 03/05/97, GAO/T-NSIAD-97-102). [PDF Version]
• DOD Aviator Positions: Training Requirements and Incentive Pay Could Be Reduced (Letter Report, 02/19/97, GAO/NSIAD-97-60). [PDF Version]
• Military Attrition: DOD Could Save Millions by Better Screening Enlisted Personnel (Chapter Report, 01/06/97, GAO/NSIAD-97-39). [PDF Version]
• DOD Force Mix Issues: Converting Some Support Officer Positions to Civilian Status Could Save Money (Letter Report, 10/23/96, GAO/NSIAD-97-15)
• Defense Budget: Trends in Reserve Components' Military Personnel Compensation Accounts for 1990-97 (Letter Report, 09/19/96, GAO/NSIAD-96-226). [PDF Version]
• Defense Budget: Trends in Active Military Personnel Compensation Accounts for 1990-97 (Letter Report, 07/09/96, GAO/NSIAD-96-183). [PDF Version]
• Veterans' Health Care: Facilities' Resource Allocations Could Be More Equitable (Letter Report, 02/07/96, GAO/HEHS-96-48). [PDF Version]
• Veterans' Preference: Data on Employment of Veterans, GAO/GGD-96-13, Feb. 1, 1996. [PDF Version]
• Military Equal Opportunity: Problems With Services' Complaint Systems Are Being Addressed By DOD (Letter Report, 01/26/96, GAO/NSIAD-96-9)