B-125283, OCT. 10, 1961
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TO THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY: REFERENCE IS MADE TO THE LETTER OF JULY 31. HAS INFORMALLY BEEN ASCERTAINED THAT THE AUTHORITY IS REQUESTED AS TO APPLICATIONS RECEIVED NOT ONLY FROM INSTALLATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY BUT ALSO OF ALL THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS SERVICED BY THE MILITARY TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AGENCY. PERMISSION IS GRANTED TO EFFECTUATE THE PROPOSAL MADE BY THE MILITARY TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AGENCY UNDER THE CONDITIONS OUTLINED IN ITS LETTER. THE AUTHORITY REQUESTED AND GRANTED IS AS TO APPLICATIONS FROM THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS RECEIVED FROM INSTALLATIONS SERVICED BY THE MILITARY TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AGENCY. WE ASSUME THAT SUCH AGENCY WILL CONTINUE WHERE PROPER TO AUTHORIZE THE BULK PURCHASES REFERRED TO AS TO SUCH AIR FORCE TRAVEL AND THESE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE SUBMITTED TO THE MILITARY TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AGENCY FOR APPROVAL.
B-125283, OCT. 10, 1961
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
REFERENCE IS MADE TO THE LETTER OF JULY 31, 1961, FILE TCTMA-PSDA, FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MILITARY TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AGENCY, REQUESTING THAT THE AGENCY BE GRANTED CONTINUING AUTHORITY TO APPROVE, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO OUR OFFICE, APPLICATIONS TO UTILIZE THE BULK TICKET PURCHASE PROGRAM CURRENTLY ENUNCIATED IN 5 GAO 2020.20 AND IMPLEMENTED IN CHAPTER 311 (DECEMBER 7, 1960) OF THE MILITARY TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS. HAS INFORMALLY BEEN ASCERTAINED THAT THE AUTHORITY IS REQUESTED AS TO APPLICATIONS RECEIVED NOT ONLY FROM INSTALLATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY BUT ALSO OF ALL THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS SERVICED BY THE MILITARY TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AGENCY.
THE LETTER CONTAINS THE STATEMENT THAT SUCH AUTHORITY WOULD FURTHER IMPROVE THE PROGRAM BY REDUCING BOTH THE TIME REQUIRED TO PROCESS REQUESTS FOR APPROVAL AND THE COSTS OF CORRESPONDENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE HANDLING. THE AUTHORITY REQUESTED WOULD APPEAR TO BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE GOVERNMENT. ACCORDINGLY, PERMISSION IS GRANTED TO EFFECTUATE THE PROPOSAL MADE BY THE MILITARY TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AGENCY UNDER THE CONDITIONS OUTLINED IN ITS LETTER, SUBJECT TO THE INSTALLATION OF SPECIFIC LOCAL CONTROLS AND PERIODIC REVIEW BY THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE TO ENSURE THE MAINTENANCE OF A REASONABLE AND OBJECTIVE PROGRAM AND PROPER ACCOUNTABILITY CONTROLS. HOWEVER, WE RECOMMEND THAT CHAPTER 311 OF THE MILITARY TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS BE AMENDED TO PROVIDE FOR SPECIFIC LOCAL CONTROLS AND FOR A REGULARLY SCHEDULED INTERNAL AUDIT.
THE AUTHORITY REQUESTED AND GRANTED IS AS TO APPLICATIONS FROM THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS RECEIVED FROM INSTALLATIONS SERVICED BY THE MILITARY TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AGENCY. SINCE B-125283, NOVEMBER 4, 1955, GRANTED THE AIR FORCE SIMILAR AUTHORITY AS TO CERTAIN AIR FORCE TRAVEL, WE ASSUME THAT SUCH AGENCY WILL CONTINUE WHERE PROPER TO AUTHORIZE THE BULK PURCHASES REFERRED TO AS TO SUCH AIR FORCE TRAVEL AND THESE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE SUBMITTED TO THE MILITARY TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AGENCY FOR APPROVAL.