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Operation Desert Storm: Lack of Accountability Over Materiel During Redeployment

NSIAD-92-258 Published: Sep 23, 1992. Publicly Released: Oct 15, 1992.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) controls over materiel returned from overseas theaters, particularly Southwest Asia, focusing on whether military assets were: (1) adequately safeguarded; (2) properly accounted for; and (3) efficiently and effectively returned to the wholesale supply system.

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AccountabilityAccounting proceduresDefense contingency planningFreight transportationInventory control systemsLogisticsMilitary inventoriesMilitary materielRisk managementMilitary forces