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Internal Controls: Air Force Correcting Weaknesses in Its Property Disposal Practices

NSIAD-88-106 Published: Apr 20, 1988. Publicly Released: May 05, 1988.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO assessed Air Force controls over property disposal practices to determine whether the Air Force: (1) implemented actions to address the major problem areas that the Inspector General identified; (2) revised its controls and procedures to ensure that it no longer sent needed items to disposal prematurely; and (3) should reimpose the disposal moratorium.

Recommendations

Recommendations for Executive Action

Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Department of the Air Force The Secretary of the Air Force should: (1) develop policies and procedures for retaining prior user identities of noncataloged items for 30 months after the date of last demand; (2) consider extending, on a sample basis, supervisory review of the wholesale item managers' disposal decisions on excess items reported by base-level activities; and (3) consider requiring supervisory reviews of base supply personnel disposal decisions when computer retention edits are overridden.
Closed – Implemented
Final changes were incorporated in Air Force Manual AFM 67-1, dated May 8, 1989.

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Air Force suppliesAircraft componentsInternal controlsInventory control systemsProperty disposalSystems managementWeapons systemsMilitary forcesLogisticsAir Force bases