Defense Inventory: Problems in Managing Secondary Items

Abstract

I am here today to discuss the military services and the Defense Logistics Agency's (DLA) management of their supply systems. We discussed some problems associated with these systems at a hearing before this Committee in 1987. Although the Department of Defense (DOD) has recently undertaken important initiatives aimed at correcting the problems, we do not see a great deal of progress. Problems have increased to the point where we have identified the defense supply system as 1 of 14 federal programs that are highly vulnerable to fraud, mismanagement, and abuse. Because of the limited progress, we will place increased emphasis over the next couple of years on solving the long-standing problems in the defense supply system. Even though we do not have all the answers, we believe our efforts to date show that the way for DOD to correct the problems is through top management leadership, commitment, and a specific agenda for improvement. I am encouraged by the logistics-related defense management initiatives, and I have recently met with Deputy Secretary Atwood and we agreed to keep each other informed as the initiatives proceed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 06, 1990
Accession Number
ADA282554

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Attachment
  • Computers
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Costs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Inventory
  • Inventory Control
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Operational Readiness
  • Physical Security
  • Procurement
  • Production

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design