GAO: DOT&E reorganization left the testing workforce stretched thin

GAO finds the 2025 DOT&E workforce cuts left staff carrying more programs than they can handle and without expertise in some warfare areas. Action officers also told GAO the services could use the Middle Tier of Acquisition pathway to sidestep operational and live-fire testing, which connects this directly to the rapid-prototyping findings below.

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U.S. Government Accountability Office, GAO-26-108859 — June 30, 2026