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Accession Number:

AD1167735

Title:

Defense Transportation: Preliminary Personal Property Pilot Results Are Inconclusive

Author(s):

• Warren, David R
• Patton, Charles Jr
• Taslitt, Naomi
• Schwartz, Marc

Author Organization(s):

• United States General Accounting Office

Report Date:

1999-12-21

Abstract:

This report responds to your request for information on the Department of Defenses report to Congress entitled DOD Demonstration Program to Improve the Quality of Personal Property Shipments of Members of the Armed Forces, dated August 31, 1999. This is the Departments second report on the progress of the demonstration (pilot) program. The pilot is intended to correct many of the problems in shipping personal property that exist with the current program, including poor service from movers, excessive loss and damage to servicemembers property, and high claims costs to the government.

Document Type:

Conference:

Journal:

Pages:

9

File Size:

0.60MB

Contracts:

Grants:

Descriptors:

• national security
• small business
• commerce
• department of defense
• governments
• united states
• electronic commerce
• contractors
• congress
• electronic mail
• north carolina
• south carolina
• transportation
• accounting
• financial management
• house of representatives
• security

Identifiers:

• dod (DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE)
• personal property shipments
• demostration programs
• pilot programs

SubjectCategory:

• Military Sciences
• Mechanical, Industrial, Civil and Marine Engineering
• Behavioral and Social Sciences

Communities of Interest:

• Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Distribution Statement:

Approved For Public Release

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