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Chemical Weapons Disposal: Plans for Nonstockpile Chemical Warfare Materiel Can Be Improved

NSIAD-95-55 Published: Dec 20, 1994. Publicly Released: Dec 22, 1994.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Army's nonstockpile disposal program, focusing on: (1) the Army's planning process for the nonstockpile disposal program; (2) the Army's estimated disposal cost and schedule; and (3) applicable lessons learned from the Army's stockpile disposal program.

Recommendations

Recommendations for Executive Action

Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Department of the Army The Secretary of the Army should ensure that lessons learned from the stockpile disposal program are systematically incorporated into the nonstockpile planning process.
Closed – Implemented
Army officials agree that lessons learned from the chemical stockpile disposal program should be incorporated into the nonstockpile chemical materiel program and, when warranted, informally incorporates lessons learned into the nonstockpile program. However, Army officials do not plan to develop a systematic process to incorporate lessons learned into the nonstockpile program.
Department of the Army The Secretary of the Army should establish milestones for developing accurate and complete cost data to effectively plan for and control future program expenditures.
Closed – Implemented
DOD designated the Army's chemical disposal program as a major acquisition program. As a result of the designation, the Army developed a cost and schedule baseline, prepares quarterly reports on cost and schedule, and reports annually to the Congress on variances from the baseline.

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Army suppliesBiological agentsChemical agentsChemical warfareChemical weaponsCost analysisEnvironmental assessmentEnvironmental impact statementsstate relationsFuture budget projectionsHazardous substancesMilitary materielMunitionsProperty disposalChemical weapons disposal