VA Needs Better Visibility and Control Over Medical Center Purchases
PSAD-81-16
Published: Dec 12, 1980. Publicly Released: Dec 12, 1980.
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Highlights
GAO reviewed the Veterans Administration's (VA) medical center purchasing practices and made suggestions to improve procurement management as well as reduce operating costs.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Veterans Administration | The Administrator of Veterans Affairs should direct the Assistant Administrator for Supply Services to consolidate purchases within medical centers and among neighboring centers. |
Closed
Please call 202/512-6100 for additional information.
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| Veterans Administration | The Administrator of Veterans Affairs should direct the Assistant Administrator for Supply Services to develop an information system that provides greater visibility over all medical center purchases. |
Closed
Please call 202/512-6100 for additional information.
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| Veterans Administration | The Administrator for Veterans Affairs should direct the Assistant Administrator for Supply Services to establish a central standards committee to idenetify and evaluate common items presently used by VA medical centers. |
Closed
Please call 202/512-6100 for additional information.
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| Veterans Administration | The Administrator of Veterans Affairs should direct the Assistant Administrator for Supply Services to develop the controls needed to improve and monitor the purchasing practices of individual medical centers. |
Closed
Please call 202/512-6100 for additional information.
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| Veterans Administration | The Administrator of Veterans Affairs should direct the Assistant Administrator for Supply Services to implement the procedures necessary to assure that neighboring medical centers share product and vendor information so they can effectively take advantage of one anothers purchasing and contracting experiences. |
Closed
Please call 202/512-6100 for additional information.
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