Audit of the Army’s Management of Repairs to Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Meet U.S. Army Europe and Africa Mission Requirements

(U) Rec. 1.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4, determine whether shortages and capabilities of maintenance and logistics personnel are systemic issues among deployed units turning in equipment to Army Prepositioned Stock locations and whether the Armys maintenance standard in Army Regulation 750-1, Army Materiel Policy, February 2, 2023, is achievable by deployed units. If the standard is not achievable, the Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4, should take appropriate action to address the problem.

(U) Rec. 2: The DoD OIG recommended that the Executive Director, Army Contracting Command"Rock Island, require contracting officers to increase the frequency of contracting officers representative surveillance and reporting on future task orders with time-sensitive, mission-critical requirements to facilitate earlier identification of issues with contractor performance and progress.