DLA's Restructuring of the Industrial Plant Equipment General Reserve Will Improve Its Management, If Properly Implemented
Abstract
Because you are responsible for the Defense industrial base and for the actions of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) that have an impact on this base, we are sending you this report on our recent survey of how DLA's Defense Industrial Plant Equipment Center (DIPEC) manages the Department of Defense (DOD) general reserve of industrial plant equipment. As you know, the general reserve, established by the Defense Industrial Reserve Act of 1973, as amended, is to be retained for immediate use of the armed services in a time of national emergency. As of December 31, 1983, equipment in the general reserve storage facilities consisted of 14,500 pieces with an acquisition cost of almost $385 million. The average age of this equipment is well over 25 years; most of the equipment has been in storage and has not been used in 7 years or more; much of the equipment is obsolete; and very few pieces of equipment are of the state-of-the-art variety. During fiscal years 1982 and 1983, the DIPEC operation, which includes the management of the general reserve, cost $23.5 million and $21.5 million, respectively. (See pp. 3-4.)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 25, 1984
- Accession Number
- AD1179423
Entities
People
- Kenneth J. Coffey
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office