Appendix-A-Major-Recommendations--By-Agency DEPARTMENT-OF-DEFENSE ---The Bottom-Up Review This is a general summary of the Bottom-Up Review of DOD's force structure and requirements and its part in the National Performance Review effort. A total of $79 billion in savings through 1997 are already incorporated into the President's 1994 budget. These savings are not included in the NPR analysis. ---Acquisition Reform The DOD acquisition system is large and extraordinarily complex. It needs to enable DOD to take advantage of the technological advances and efficient procurement practices of the commercial marketplace. DOD01 Rewrite Policy Directives to Include Better Guidance and Fewer Procedures DOD should clarify policy directives and procedures to reduce administrative burden and unnecessary regulatory controls. cbe cbe DOD02 Establish a Unified Budget for the Department of Defense Give commanders greater flexibility to set priorities, solve funding problems, and resolve unplanned requirements at the lowest appropriate operating level. cbe cbe DOD03 Purchase Best Value Common Supplies and Services Allow managers and commanders to purchase the best value common supplies and services from public, private, or nonprofit sources. cbe cbe DOD04 Outsource Non-core Department of Defense Functions By contracting out non-core functions (from towing services to certain information technology functions), DOD will be better able to focus on its core responsibilities. cbe cbe DOD05 Create Incentives for the Department of Defense to Generate Revenues This recommendation proposes giving managers and commanders the ability to generate income at the installation level by allowing the Corps of Engineers to recover its costs for processing certain commerical applications and by establishing goals for solid waste reduction and recycling. -500.0 60.0 DOD06 Establish and Promote a Productivity-Enhancing Capital Investment Fund DOD should be authorized to expand its capital investment fund manage its operations in a more business-like manner. -110.3 0.0 DOD07 Create a Healthy and Safe Environment for Department of Defense Activities To create a safe environment, DOD must take action in the areas of clean-up of hazardous wastes, use of environmental technology, and pollution prevention. na na DOD08 Establish a Defense Quality Workplace This is an internal department recommendation to encourage the use of quality management concepts at all levels of DOD. cbe cbe DOD09 Maximize the Efficiency of DOD Health Care Operations Use emerging technology to upgrade care at DOD health care facilities. -350.0 0.0 DOD10 Give Department of Defense Installation Commanders More Authority and Responsibility Over Installation Management By giving DOD installation commanders more authority over installation management, DOD will be better able to manage its resources, provide services to its employees and move toward more entrepreneurial management. cbe cbe DOD11 Reduce National Guard and Reserve Costs This recommendation makes two changes in the current costs for reservists: (1) to limit compensation of federal employees on reserve duty to the greater of civilian or reserve compensation or to allow the reservist to take annual leave; and (2) to limit the basic allowance for quarters only to reservists who actually bring their dependents on short-term duty assignments when quarters are not provided to dependents. -900.0 0.0 DOD12 Streamline and Reorganize the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NPR recommends implementing a 1992 reorganization proposal that would reduce the number of division offices from 11 to six and would allow the Corps to work with OMB and other agencies to make maximum use of Corps' engineering and technical capabilities. -68.0 0.0