Defense Management: Estimating Impact of Changes to Commissary Access Policy
NSIAD-97-45
Published: Dec 20, 1996. Publicly Released: Dec 20, 1996.
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Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed proposals to change the Department of Defense (DOD) policy that limits military reservists' access to commissary stores, focusing on the: (1) evolution of the policy on military reservists' access to the commissaries and proposals to change that policy; (2) sources of the Defense Commissary Agency's (DCA) funding; and (3) information needed to analyze the impact on appropriated funds of granting military reservists unlimited access to the commissary system.
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Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should ensure that any future legislative proposal to expand commissary access for military reservists be supported by a methodologically sound analysis that estimates the potential impact on appropriated fund support for the commissary system. |
A contract was awarded in June 1998 for the recommended study. Completion is scheduled for December 1998. Congress subsequently doubled reservists' access to commissaries from 12 to 24 days annually.
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Appropriated fundsDefense cost controlFinancial analysisMilitary reserve personnelRetireesPost exchangesSales taxesMilitary commissariesLabor costsFederal hiring