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Goldfein: GAO’s ABMS Report Challenged by Lack of Classified, Real-Time Info

Goldfein: GAO’s ABMS Report Challenged by Lack of Classified, Real-Time Info
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein provide testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington D.C., Dec. 3, 2019. The committee examined privatized military housing for service members and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wayne Clark)

The Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) recent report critiquing the Air Force’s lack of business plan for its Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) effort didn’t take into account classified information or results from a recent demonstration, the service’s top official said April 22. However, the government watchdog asserted that it had conducted classified sessions on the topic with the service, and that the results of those sessions did not change its overall finding that the ABMS effort required more direction. The…

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