DOD Excess Property: Control Breakdowns Present Significant Security Risk and Continuing Waste and Inefficiency

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Abstract:

In light of GAO's past three testimonies and two reports on problems with controls over excess DOD property, GAO was asked to perform follow-up investigations to determine if (1) unauthorized parties could obtain sensitive excess military equipment that requires demilitarization (destruction) when no longer needed by DOD and (2) system and process improvements are adequate to prevent sales of new, unused excess items that DOD continues to buy or that are in demand by the military services.

Author(s):
Kutz, Gregory D. ; Ryan, John P.
Author Organization(s):
United States Government Accountability Office
Funding Organization(s):
United States Government Accountability Office, Washington , DC
Document Type:
Technical Report/Congressional Testimony
Publication Date:
2006 Jul 25
Pagination:
14

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution Code:
A - Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement: Public Release

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Collection: TRECMS
Subject Terms
Modernization Areas:
Microelectronics
Communities of Interest:
Weapons Technologies
Descriptor(s):
united states government, supply depots, military equipment, national security, personal digital assistants, acquisition, aircrafts, body armor, governments, guided missiles, internal combustion engines, security, x rays, electronic mail, fighter aircraft, law, law enforcement
Keyword(s):
Defense cost control, Internal controls, Military materiel, Program abuses, Security assessments, Surplus property, Warehouse facilities, Personal digital assistants, undercover, liquidation contractor, sensitive military equipment
Subject Categories:
Military Sciences; Military Sciences
Creation Date:
2022 Jan 20
Update Date:
2022 Feb 09