Defense Conversion: Slow Start Limits Spending (Letter Report, 01/25/94, GAO/NSIAD-94-72). Congress and the executive branch have proposed several defense conversion initiatives designed to help individuals, communities, and industry cope with cutbacks in military spending. These federal programs provide individuals with separation incentives, extended health benefits, and training; assist communities in planning for economic development and diversification; and encourage firms to explore the commercial uses of defense technologies. This report (1) identifies and compares programs included in three defense conversion initiatives, (2) identifies the amounts committed or obligated as of July 1993, and (3) summarizes evaluations of two defense conversion programs that were authorized before fiscal year 1993. --------------------------- Indexing Terms ----------------------------- REPORTNUM: NSIAD-94-72 TITLE: Defense Conversion: Slow Start Limits Spending DATE: 01/25/94 SUBJECT: Military downsizing Defense cost control Budget obligations Military personnel Employment or training programs Employee incentives Fringe benefits Federal agency reorganization Spending legislation IDENTIFIER: National Guard Civilian Youth Opportunities Pilot Program DOD Technology Reinvestment Project DOD Defense Conversion Assistance Program Europe Soviet Union ************************************************************************ We regret that the full text of this item is presently unavailable. See the GAO FAQ - Section 2.0 for printed copy ordering information. The FAQ is automatically retrieved with all WAIS search results or can be obtained by sending e-mail to: [email protected]