A Department of Defense Inspector General audit has found flaws in the Army’s procurement of 3,674 Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) Increment 2 units.
“The Army has no assurance the procurement of 3,674 WIN‑T Increment 2 units, at a cost of $9.1 billion, is necessary or valid, and is the appropriate quantity needed for future Army forces,” the audit concluded.
The auditors found that the Army’s Program Executive Office Command Control Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T) did not adequately justify that quantity.
“This occurred because PEO C3T officials used an unapproved force structure for the WIN‑T Increment 2 planned procurement quantity, and U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command officials did not follow required processes to validate the quantity and cost in the capability production document,” the audit found.
In addition, the Director of the Army Capabilities Integration Center “determined the Mission Command portfolio was unaffordable and unsustainable; therefore, changes to the portfolio may impact the WIN‑T Increment 2 planned procurement quantity.”
Auditors recommended using an approved force structure as the basis for WIN-T procurement.
