Drug Control. DoD Operated Aerostat Ship Although Conferees Denied Funds

Abstract

Between 1989 and 1993, the U.S. Army operated three Small Aerostat Surveillance System (SASS) ships to detect and monitor ships and aircraft suspected of drug smuggling. The U.S. Coast Guard conducted similar operations between 1987 and 1991, using Sea-Based Aerostat (SBA) ships. In fiscal year 1992, the Department of Defense (DoD) Appropriations conferees directed the transfer of the Coast Guard's five SBA ships to the Department of Defense's (DOD) operational control to support Coast Guard operations. While the conferees approved funding for the operation of the five SBA ships, they approved funding for only two of the SASS ships. The fiscal year 1983 DoD Appropriations Conference Report (H. Rpt. 102-1015) directed the General Accounting Office to report on (1) DoD's efforts to combine SBA and SASS missions in the Caribbean and (2) DoD's use of funds appropriated in fiscal year 1992 for the operations and maintenance of SBA ships for purposes not authorized by Congress.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 10, 1993
Accession Number
ADA271225

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Aerostats
  • Coast Guard
  • Coast Guard Operations
  • Command And Control
  • Congress
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Drug Interdiction
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Financial Management
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Regulations
  • Sea Based
  • Security
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.