Weapons of Mass Destruction: DOD Report Accounting for Cooperative Threat Reduction Assistance Needs Improvement
NSIAD-95-191
Published: Sep 29, 1995. Publicly Released: Sep 29, 1995.
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Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) report on Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) program assistance provided to the former Soviet Union.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Department of Defense | If Congress decides to require the Secretary of Defense to submit similar reports in the future, the Secretary of Defense should take steps to ensure that such reports contain current and complete data on CTR assistance deliveries, including the current condition of the equipment provided. |
Closed – Implemented
Section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 requires DOD to submit an annual report on U.S. efforts to ensure that assistance provided under the CTR program is fully accounted for and is being used for the purposes intended. DOD issued its 1995 report accounting for CTR assistance provided to Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan in December 1996.
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| Department of Defense | If Congress decides to require the Secretary of Defense to submit similar reports in the future, the Secretary of Defense should take steps to ensure that such reports integrate available sources of information on CTR assistance to show what assistance is accounted for and is used for its intended purpose. |
Closed – Implemented
Section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 requires DOD to submit an annual report on U.S. efforts to ensure that assistance provided under the CTR program is fully accounted for and is being used for the purposes intended. DOD issued its 1995 report accounting for CTR assistance provided to Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan in December 1996. Although DOD should have delivered its report to Congress in April 1996, GAO reported in February 1997 (GAO/NSIAD-97-84) that DOD had followed the recommendation.
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| Department of Defense | If Congress decides to require the Secretary of Defense to submit similar reports in the future, the Secretary of Defense should take steps to ensure that such reports link this information to its overall determination as of a specific date. |
Closed – Implemented
Section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 requires DOD to submit an annual report on U.S. efforts to ensure that assistance provided under the CTR program is fully accounted for and is being used for the purposes intended. DOD issued its 1995 report accounting for CTR assistance provided to Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan in December 1996. Although DOD should have delivered its report to Congress in April 1996, GAO reported in February 1997 (GAO/NSIAD-97-84) that DOD had followed the recommendation.
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| Department of Defense | If Congress decides to require the Secretary of Defense to submit similar reports in the future, the Secretary of Defense should take steps to ensure that such reports detail planned audit and examination activities for the year ahead. |
Closed – Implemented
Section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 requires DOD to submit an annual report on U.S. efforts to ensure that assistance provided under the CTR program is fully accounted for and is being used for the purposes intended. DOD issued its 1995 report accounting for CTR assistance provided to Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan in December 1996. Although DOD should have delivered its report to Congress in April 1996, GAO reported in February 1997 (GAO/NSIAD-97-84) that DOD had followed the recommendation.
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