C-17 Aircraft Program: Improvements in Initial Provisioning Process
NSIAD-94-63
Published: Jan 21, 1994. Publicly Released: Feb 25, 1994.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Air Force's initial provisioning for C-17 aircraft spare parts, focusing on problems that have occurred since January 1992.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Department of the Air Force | The Secretary of the Air Force should direct the Commander, Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), to ensure that weapon system managers comply with regulations for ordering: (1) insurance items; (2) spares prior to design stability; and (3) spares after considering all available assets. |
Closed – Implemented
On June 29, 1994, OSD directed the Air Force to review its policies and procedures to ensure that provisioning policy changes have been incorporated. Specifically, the OSD memo stated that as a result of the GAO audit, "we especially request that the Air Force ensure it is in compliance with the following: (1) prior to design stability, insurance items and spares will not be procured until the end of production and only when all available assets have been considered; (2) initial requirements determination will be based on the most current and accurate information of future need; and (3) documentation will be developed to support all procurements."
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| Department of the Air Force | The Secretary of the Air Force should direct the Commander, AFMC, to ensure that weapon system managers comply with regulations for using current and accurate information to determine when and how many spare parts to buy--specifically, the latest programming checklist and uninflated lead time estimates. |
Closed – Implemented
On June 29, 1994, OSD directed the Air Force to review its policies and procedures to ensure that provisioning policy changes have been incorporated. Specifically, the OSD memo stated that as a result of the GAO audit, "we especially request that the Air Force ensure it is in compliance with the following: (1) prior to design stability, insurance items and spares will not be procured until the end of production and only when all available assets have been considered; (2) initial requirements determination will be based on the most current and accurate information of future need; and (3) documentation will be developed to support all procurements."
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| Department of the Air Force | The Secretary of the Air Force should direct the Commander, AFMC, to ensure that weapon system managers comply with regulations for adequately documenting justifications for decisions to purchase more items than requirement system computations support, that is, management decision items. |
Closed – Implemented
On June 29, 1994, OSD directed the Air Force to review its policies and procedures to ensure that provisioning policy changes have been incorporated. Specifically, the OSD memo stated that as a result of the GAO audit, "we especially request that the Air Force ensure it is in compliance with the following: (1) prior to design stability, insurance items and spares will not be procured until the end of production and only when all available assets have been considered; (2) initial requirements determination will be based on the most current and accurate information of future need; and (3) documentation will be developed to support all procurements."
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