Defense Inventory: Opportunities Exist to Expand the Use of Defense Logistics Agency Best Practices
NSIAD-00-30
Published: Jan 26, 2000. Publicly Released: Jan 26, 2000.
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Highlights
Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO evaluated the extent to which the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has implemented commercial inventory practice initiatives contained in a schedule submitted to Congress, focusing on: (1) DLA's progress in implementing the initiatives; and (2) opportunities to build on and expand existing efforts.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Department of Defense | To build on and expand DLA's efforts to adopt best practices, the Secretary of Defense should direct the Director, DLA, and the secretary of each military department to develop a Department-wide approach to address implementation obstacles and promote the active support and participation by each service in DLA's initiatives. This approach should include providing a forum for: (1) highlighting the benefits of participating in the initiatives; (2) determining appropriate outcome measures for assessing DOD-wide progress and results; and (3) resolving obstacles and sharing lessons learned from implementing best practices. |
Closed – Implemented
DOD agreed to the recommendation and stated it will use the Logistics Reform Senior Steering Group as the forum to highlight the benefits of participating in these initiatives, determine appropriate outcome measures for assessing DOD-wide progress and results, and address obstacles in implementing DLA best practices initiatives. DLA will take the lead in presenting these issues to the Steering Group.
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Best practicesDefense cost controlDefense procurementPrime vendorFederal supply systemsInventory control systemsLogisticsMilitary inventoriesMilitary materielPrices and pricingPrivate sector practicesPrivatization