Federally Owned Vehicles: Agencies Should Improve Processes to Identify Underutilized Vehicles
Abstract
Federal agencies spent about $3.4 billion in fiscal year 2015 to keep and operate almost 450,000 federally owned vehicles. Each federal agency is responsible for determining utilization criteria and assessing vehicle utilization. GAO was asked to describe federally owned vehicles and examine federal processes for assessing their utilization. This report, among other objectives: (1) describes recently purchased vehicles, and (2) assesses selected agencies efforts to determine if vehicles are utilized. GAO analyzed government-wide data on approximately 64,500 light trucks and passenger vehicles purchased through GSA from fiscal years 2011 through 2015, the most recent available. To assess utilization efforts, GAO selected three agencies (using factors such as fleet size), and reviewed agency utilization information on over 12,000 owned vehicles from fiscal year 2015. GAO also interviewed federal officials. These findings are not generalizable to all agencies but provide insight into the practices of agencies that procure thousands of vehicles. GAO recommends that CBP develop a plan for how it will use its new data collection devices to establish criteria and assess vehicle utilization and that USDA communicate its vehicle utilization policy to fleet officials. DHS and USDA plan to implement these recommendations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2017
- Accession Number
- AD1170489
Entities
People
- Alison Snyder
- Candace Silva-martin
- Crystal Wesco
- Elizabeth Wood
- Jerome Sandau
- John W. Shumann
- Lori Rectanus
- Margaret Hettinger
- Michelle Weathers
- Terence Lam
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office