Property Disposal: DOD Is Handling Large Amounts of Excess Property in Europe

NSIAD-93-195 Published: Jul 30, 1993. Publicly Released: Jul 30, 1993.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed how the Department of Defense (DOD) is handling the excess equipment and supplies in Europe due to force reductions.

Recommendations

Recommendations for Executive Action

Agency Affected	Recommendation	Status
Department of Defense	The Secretary of Defense should work with the military services to develop and implement a means for providing visibility among the services for all excess property.	Closed – Implemented DOD is addressing the entire range of materiel management challenges resulting from the end of the Cold War and the return of materiel from southwest Asia. Implementation of asset visibility is a key element of the DOD response to these challenges, and DOD is working on improving asset visibility.

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Topics

Budget and Spending

Combat readinessEquipment inventoriesInternal controlsInventory control systemsMilitary cost controlMilitary inventoriesMilitary materielProperty disposalReductions in forceSurplus federal property