Requirements for the National Defense Stockpile.

We are providing this final report for your review and comments. We made the audit from October 1989 through November 1990. The objective of the audit was to evaluate the process for determining the types, quantities, and qualities of materials to be acquired for and retained in the National Defense Stockpile the Stockpile. The total inventory of the Stockpile included 91 line items of materials with a reported value of approximately 9.6 billion based on market referenced values as of August 31, 1990. The audit showed that the process for determining the types, quantities, and qualities of materials to be acquired for and retained in the Stockpile needed improvement. The audit also showed that better management of acquisitions and disposals of Stockpile materials was needed. Procedures were not sufficiently specific to permit effective implementation of planned disposals and acquisitions as shown in the Annual Materials Plan, and internal controls were not adequate to ensure the disposal of excess materials and the acquisition of materials to fill deficits. The results of the audit are summarized in the following paragraphs, and the details and audit recommendations are in -Part II of this report.