Supply Security: Air Force Controls Need to be Strengthened
Abstract
The General Accounting Office examined controls over materials during the receiving process at Clark Air Base in the Philippines. The Clark Air Base 3rd Supply Squadron manages about 145,000 different items valued at about $174 million. These items support 13th Air Force operations and include such items as tools, aircraft repair parts, fuels and lubricants, and construction materials and equipment. GAO focused on the supply squadron, and did not assess overall security at Clark Air Base. It was found that the squadron processed most material receipts as required. However, GAO found several weaknesses that increase the chance of fraud, waste, and abuse. These weaknesses included not reporting certain shipping discrepancies, not verifying and analyzing discrepancies, inadequate physical security, and insufficiently separating duties for supply receipts and issues. Clark Air Base supply squadron officials did not always comply with defense supply policy, which requires identifying and reporting material shipments that are more than 90 days overdue. The cases of noncompliance we identified involved material that (1) the base did not pay for and (2) was government-owned property from supply organizations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 12, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA205776
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office