Defense Inventory: Action Needed to Avoid Inappropriate Sales of Surplus Parts

Abstract

The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 471486), places responsibility for the disposition of government real and personal property with the General Services Administration. That agency delegated disposal of DOD personal property to the Secretary of Defense, who in turn delegated it to the Defense Logistics Agency. The Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service, a component of the Defense Logistics Agency, carries out the disposal function. The complexity of DOD 's disposal process is characterized by the massive volume of excess property that is handled. In fiscal year 1997, DOD disposed of millions of items with a reported acquisition value (the amount originally paid for the items) of almost $22 billion.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA352405

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Computer Programs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Guidance
  • Guided Missiles
  • Inventory
  • Launchers
  • Machine Guns
  • Military Aircraft
  • National Security
  • Office Personnel
  • Security

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.