Realignment of the Cleveland Defense Contract Administration Service Region

A review was made of the decision by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to merge the Defense Contract Administration Service's Cleveland regional office into the Chicago regional office. The merger of the two offices was part of an overall Department of Defense plan to reduce administrative costs and attain a more efficient support structure. On October 11, 1979, the GAO review team provided a briefing on the progress of the review. Events occurring after initiation of the review eliminated Chicago as the potential location for the consolidated office. The requestors of the review were advised via a letter dated October 16, 1979, that DLA had decided to locate the consolidated office in Cleveland.