GAO Assessment Of DOD's Annual Corrosion Report

In a Sept. 10, 2012, assessment, the Government Accountability Office found that the Defense Department in its "fiscal year 2013 corrosion budget report to Congress (1) included some, but not all of the six mandated elements; (2) included a funding request that equals DOD's fiscal year 2013 stated requirements for corrosion activities and projects; and (3) lacked information needed to calculate the potential cost avoidance."