An Evaluation of the Department of Defense's Excess Property Program: Law Enforcement Agency Equipment Acquisition Policies, Findings, and Options
Abstract
Since 1990, DoD has transferred $6 billion in excess property to LEAs in the United States. Under the "1033 Program," as it is sometimes called, the LESO branch of the DLA can give LEAs excess DoD property at little or no cost. At first glance, the program is straightforward: When military services and other DoD components no longer need a piece of equipment - anything from a desk to a truck to a rifle or other firearm - they turn it over to DLA for reuse, transfer, donation, sale, or destruction. After DLA offers the equipment to other DoD entities, qualified LEAs can requisition the equipment to assist in their law enforcement mission - border, counterdrug, and counterterrorism missions are given preference. If an LEA does not requisition the equipment, it is offered to other federal agencies outside law enforcement before being donated to states, sold to the public, or destroyed. To date, approximately 8,000 LEAs have obtained equipment through this program.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2018
- Accession Number
- AD1086288
Entities
People
- Aaron C. Davenport
- Andrew Lauland
- Annelise Pietenpol
- Erin Rebhan
- Jonathan W. Welburn
- K. J. Riley
- Marc Robbins
- Patricia Boren
Organizations
- RAND Corporation