**GAO-10-696**                      Published: Jul 29, 2010. Publicly Released: Jul 29, 2010.                  

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## Highlights

Military medical personnel, who are essential to maintaining one of the largest and most complex health systems in the nation, are in great demand due to the need to treat injured or ill servicemembers, and advances in technology that require specialized personnel. To determine how well the Department of Defense (DOD) and the services are developing their medical and dental personnel requirements, GAO evaluated (1) the extent to which the services have incorporated cross-service collaboration in their medical personnel requirement processes, and (2) the service-specific processes for determining their requirements for military and civilian medical personnel. To conduct this review, GAO evaluated manpower policies, analyzed the services' requirements data and determination processes, and interviewed officials from the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and each of the services.

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## Topics

National Defense

Civilian employeesHealth care facilitiesHealth care personnelHealth care planningHealth care servicesHuman capital planningMilitary forcesMilitary personnelStaff utilizationStandardsStrategic planningMilitary missionsRequirements definition