House Armed Services Subcommittees Receives Testimony From GAO
"Chairmen Wilson and Wittman, Ranking Members Bordallo and Courtney, and Members of the Subcommittees:
"Thank you for the opportunity to be here today to discuss issues related to
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"The work on which this testimony is based was conducted in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain sufficient, appropriate evidence to provide a reasonable basis for our findings and conclusions based on our audit objectives. We believe that the evidence obtained provides a reasonable basis for our findings and conclusions based on our audit objectives.
Background
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Ships Homeported Overseas Provide Increased Forward Presence but Train Less, Defer More Maintenance, Degrade Faster, and Cost More to Operate
"As we previously reported, to help meet the operational demands using its existing inventory of ships, the
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Size and Composition of Ship Crews May Contribute to Sailor Overwork and Create Readiness and Safety Risks
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* Aircraft Carriers (CVNs): In fiscal years 2011 through 2016, maintenance overruns on 18 of 21 (86 percent) aircraft carriers resulted in a total of 1,103 lost operational days--days that ships were not available for operations--the equivalent of losing the use of 0.5 aircraft carriers each year.15
* Surface Combatants (DDGs and CGs): In fiscal years 2011 through 2016, maintenance overruns on 107 of 169 (63 percent) surface combatants resulted in a total of 6,603 lost operational days--the equivalent of losing the use of 3.0 surface combatants each year.
* Submarines (SSNs, SSBNs, and SSGNs): In fiscal years 2011 through 2016, maintenance overruns on 39 of 47 (83 percent) submarines resulted in a total of 6,220 lost operational days--the equivalent of losing the use of 2.8 submarines each year.
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Navy Readiness Rebuilding is Part of a Broader DOD Effor
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"Chairmen Wilson and Wittman, Ranking Members Bordallo and Courtney, and Members of the Subcommittees, this concludes my prepared statement. I would be pleased to respond to any questions you may have at this time."
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Footnotes:
1Significant mishaps include collisions with other ships and groundings. We provide information on the other three at sea mishaps of 2017 in the background section of this testimony. 2On
3This included a detailed discussion of our priority recommendations to
4The status of our recommendations made in the work cited in this statement is provided in appendix I .
5A list of related classified and unclassified GAO products is provided in appendix III.
6Center
7GAO, Military Readiness:
8The State of the Military: Hearing Before the H. Comm. on Armed Services, 115th Cong. (2017) (statement of Admiral
9GAO, Navy Force Structure: Sustainable Plan and Comprehensive Assessment Needed to Mitigate Long-Term Risks to Ships Assigned to Overseas Homeports, GAO-15-329 (
10As of
11See Commander, Naval Surface Force,
12GAO, Navy Force Structure: Actions Needed to Ensure Proper Size and Composition of Ship Crews, GAO-17-413 (
13GAO, Military Readiness: Progress and Challenges in Implementing the
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15This does not necessarily mean that the
16GAO, Military Readiness:
17GAO,
18National Security Presidential Memorandum, Rebuilding the
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