A Central Manager Is Needed To Coordinate the Military Diagnostic and Calibration Program

Gao ID: LCD-77-427 May 31, 1977

The creation of a single, central manager with authority over the entire calibration program within the Department of Defense (DOD) would be a major improvement in the management of calibration resources within DOD.

The military services use precision measuring and test equipment valued at over $1.8 billion to design, construct, operate, and maintain their facility, equipment, and research programs. The military services operate more than 700 calibration facilities worldwide; employ about 9,000 civilian and military technicians; and make over 3 million calibrations each year. The military facilities can be generally classified as metrology centers, primary laboratories, secondary laboratories, intermediate facilities, and user facilities. The DOD Joint Technical Coordinating Group for Metrology and Calibration established a subgroup in June 1975 to consolidate calibration services.

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