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DOD Excess Property: Control Breakdowns Present Significant Security Risk and Continuing Waste and Inefficiency

GAO-06-943 Published: Jul 25, 2006. Publicly Released: Jul 25, 2006.
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GAO's previous work found problems in security controls over sensitive excess military equipment that resulted in lost and stolen items, some of which were sold to the public, and significant waste and inefficiency in the Department of Defense (DOD) excess property reutilization program. GAO was asked to perform follow-up investigations to determine whether (1) unauthorized parties could obtain sensitive excess military equipment that requires demilitarization (destruction) when no longer needed by DOD and (2) system and process improvements are adequate to prevent sales of new, unused excess items that DOD continues to buy or that are in demand by the military services.

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Crime preventionCrimesGovernment owned equipmentInternal controlsInventory controlInventory control systemsMilitary materielProcurementProgram abusesSecurity assessmentsSecurity investigationsSecurity policiesSurplus propertyCorrective action