DEFENSE INVENTORY: Navy's Procedures for Controlling In-Transit Items Are Not Being Followed

Abstract

The Navy has not effectively controlled its in-transit inventory and places enormous amounts of inventory at risk of undetected theft or misplacement. For fiscal years 1996-98, the Navy reported that it had lost over $3 billion in in-transit inventory, including some classified and sensitive items such as aircraft guided-missile launchers, military night vision devices, and communications equipment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1999
Accession Number
AD1180292

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Mail
  • Financial Management
  • Governments
  • Guided Missile Launchers
  • Guided Missiles
  • Inventory
  • Inventory Control
  • Logistics Management
  • Materials
  • National Security
  • Night Vision
  • Night Vision Devices
  • Procurement
  • Radar Transmitters
  • Standards
  • United States
  • World Wide Web

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  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.