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Military Recruiting: Actions Needed to Address Digital Marketing Challenges

GAO-25-106719
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Department of the Air Force The Secretary of the Air Force should ensure that the Commander of the Air Force Recruiting Service clearly identifies in future iterations of the Air Force's and Space Force's marketing plans how progress toward achieving strategic goals will be measured. (Recommendation 4)
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Department of the Air Force The Secretary of the Air Force should ensure that the Commander of the Air Force Recruiting Service assesses whether the Air Force and Space Force should adopt and document internal processes to improve predictability and consistency of marketing funds. (Recommendation 8)
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Department of the Air Force The Secretary of the Air Force should ensure that the Commander of the Air Force Recruiting Service defines a formal process for risk management to identify, analyze, and respond to risks related to Air Force and Space Force marketing efforts, including digital marketing. (Recommendation 1)
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Military Officer Performance: Actions Needed to Fully Incorporate Performance Evaluation Key Practices

GAO-25-106618
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Department of the Air Force The Secretary of the Air Force should develop a process to review the results of the Air Force's performance evaluation system for bias and accuracy, for example, through reviews of ratings or ratings trends. (Recommendation 20)
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Department of the Air Force The Secretary of the Air Force should revise the Air Force's performance evaluation system policy or guidance to ensure that raters explicitly align officer expectations with organizational goals. (Recommendation 5)
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Department of the Air Force The Secretary of the Air Force should develop a plan for the delivery of training on the Air Force's performance evaluation system to all officers on an ongoing basis. (Recommendation 3)
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Military Officer Performance: Actions Needed to Fully Incorporate Performance Evaluation Key Practices

GAO-25-106618
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Department of the Air Force The Secretary of the Air Force should develop a plan for regularly evaluating the Air Force's performance evaluation system, including system tools and processes. (Recommendation 18)
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Defense Budget: Additional Information about Military Personnel Realignments Would Facilitate Congressional Oversight

GAO-24-106979
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Department of the Air Force The Secretary of the Air Force should ensure that its active and reserve components implement the revised Financial Management Regulation guidance and report realignments by individual program for MILPERS accounts in their annual budget materials. (Recommendation 5)
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Hypersonic Weapons: DOD Could Reduce Cost and Schedule Risks by Following Leading Practices

GAO-24-106792
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Department of the Air Force The Secretary of the Air Force should ensure the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile effort assesses the practicality, benefits, and affordability of implementing digital engineering, including digital twinning, and whether to incorporate these tools into the effort. (Recommendation 8)
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On June 28, 2024, the Department of Defense provided comments in response to this report, concurring with this recommendation. When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of the Air Force The Secretary of the Air Force should ensure the Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon effort, if further development and production is planned, solicits and incorporates relevant user feedback throughout development. (Recommendation 4)
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On June 28, 2024, the Department of Defense provided comments in response to this report, concurring with this recommendation. When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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