Evaluation of the DoD’s Actions to Develop Interoperable Systems and Tools for Forecasting Logistics Demand Across the Joint Logistics Enterprise

Rec. 1.b.i: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), by no later than the next periodic review process, identify and recommend updates to the DoD issuances identified in Recommendation 1.a. or the creation of new issuances to assign roles and responsibilities across the Joint Logistics Enterprise. At a minimum, the recommended updates should establish a DoD wide executive agent or management action group to track and monitor ongoing development and implementation of interoperable systems and tools (as defined in DoD Instruction 8330.01) for forecasting logistics demand across the Joint Logistics Enterprise, with the objective of expanding and optimizing sustainment data integration without duplicating efforts.

Rec. 1.b.iii: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), by no later than the next periodic review process, identify and recommend updates to the DoD issuances identified in Recommendation 1.a. or the creation of new issuances to assign roles and responsibilities across the Joint Logistics Enterprise. At a minimum, the recommended updates should assign new executive agents and offices of primary responsibility to coordinate and standardize data, planning factors, tools, and logistics support area processes for areas within the Joint Logistics Enterprise that do not currently have an executive agent or office of primary responsibility.