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Corporate Author United States. Government Accountability Office, issuing body.

Uniform Title Human capital (2013 September)
Title Human capital [electronic resource] : opportunities exist to further improve DOD's methodology for estimating the costs of its workforces : report to Congressional committees.

Publication Info. [Washington, D.C.] : United States Government Accountability Office, 2013.

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 Axe Federal Documents Online  GA 1.13:GAO-13-792    ---  Available
Description 1 online resource (ii, 41 pages)
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Note "September 2013."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Note "GAO-13-732."
Contents Background -- DOD's methodology for estimating and comparing the full cost to the taxpayer of work performed by its workforces is limited in certain aspects -- DOD's components report that they have incorporated business rules into their workforce mix decisions, but implementation challenges exist -- Conclusions.
Summary The Department of Defense (DOD) has improved its methodology for estimating and comparing the full cost to the taxpayer of work performed by military and civilian personnel and contractor support, but the methodology continues to have certain limitations. Best practices state that cost estimating rules should include a common set of standards that minimize conflicts in definitions, but DOD's methodology does not provide guidance for certain costs. For instance, its estimate of service training costs divides total training funding by the number of servicemembers. Using this method yields an average training cost of $6,490 per servicemember in the Army for fiscal year 2012. However, Army data show that training for a general aviation officer can be as high as $93,600 a year, while the training for an enlisted infantryman can be as low as about $4,600 a year. DOD's Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) office has not provided more specific direction on training costs, although some officials have requested it. Additionally, CAPE officials told GAO they did not include Reserve and National Guard personnel in the methodology because usually these personnel are used on a short-term basis. However, a portion of these personnel do serve in a full-time capacity. The Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board has noted that a cost methodology should include any resources directly or indirectly used to perform work, and DOD relies on Reserve and National Guard personnel, for example, to provide airlift capabilities in support of military operations. Further, CAPE has not yet evaluated certain retirement-related cost elements. A portion of these cost elements may not be appropriate to include because they are not attributable to current military and civilian personnel. Without more specific direction in these areas, it will be more difficult for DOD to have reasonable assurance that its cost estimates and comparisons reflect the full and most accurate cost to the taxpayer of work performed by its various workforces.
Note Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (GAO, viewed September 25, 2013).
Subject United States. Department of Defense -- Officials and employees -- Costs.
United States. Department of Defense -- Rules and practice -- Evaluation.
Human capital -- United States -- Accounting.
United States -- Armed Forces -- Civilian employees -- Costs.
Added Title Human capital : opportunities exist to further improve Department of Defense's methodology for estimating the costs of its workforces
Opportunities exist to further improve Department of Defense's methodology for estimating the costs of its workforces
Running Title DOD's personnel cost methodology
Gpo Item No. 0546-D (online)
Sudoc No. GA 1.13:GAO-13-792

 
    
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