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FPCD-83-10 1 (1983-03-02)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabdxb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: .. , .. .10 0 BY THE U.S, GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of The Army Army Incentive Funds Need More Effective Targeting To Reduce Critical Personnel Shortages In authorizing the Selected Reserve Incentive Program, the Congress intended that it be used to reduce personnel shortages in those skills and units most essential to the Nation's mobilization capability. Although it is Army policy to target incentives to high-priority units and critical skills, GAO estimates that over one-third of the incen- tives awarded in fiscal year 1981 went to per- sons with noncritical skills in low-priority units. Furthermore, although expenditures increased four-fold between fiscal years 1979 and 1982, the Army has not determined the effectiveness of incentives in assisting recruiting and retention efforts. As a result, the Army spent about $110 million during fiscal years 1979 through 1982 without knowing what effect incentives have had on improving the strength levels of essential units and skills. GAO recommends that the Secretary of the Army make eligibility criteria for incentive funds more stringent and evaluate the program's effectiveness. \,, D SW 120705 GAO/FPCD-83-10 '1COUNp1 MARCH 2. 1983 6;474-I