EXCESS PERSONAL PROPERTY: DOD Should Further Reassess the Priorities of Its Disposal Process

Abstract

Each year the military services identify thousands of items of personal propertyincluding military equipment and materielthat they need to dispose of because it is obsolete, not repairable, or excess to their requirements. For fiscal year 2014,DOD reported that excess and surplus property with a total original acquisition value of approximately $3.18 billion in nominal dollars was reutilized, transferred, or donated. DOD reported total revenues of almost $128 million from items sold in fiscal year 2014.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1168775

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  • Brian J. Lepore

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  • United States Government Accountability Office

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