Defense Transportation: Plan Needed for Evaluating the Navy Personal Property Pilot.

Abstract

Since 1994, the Department of Defense (DOD) has been engaged in initiatives to reengineer the personal property program to simplify current processes, control program costs, ensure quality of service by adopting commercial business processes characteristic of world-class businesses, and relieve carriers of DOD-unique terms and conditions. We recently testified before the Military Readiness Subcommittee, House Armed Services Committee, on the results of the Army's pilot and DOD's plans to evaluate the other three pilots that are planned or under way. The statement of managers in the conference report on the 1997 DOD Appropriations Act conference report directed us to validate the results and savings achieved from any personal property pilot program before DOD proposes further expansion of such programs. In January 1998, the Navy began a servicemember arranged move pilot that allows servicemembers to select a carrier and arrange their own moves. This report provides status information on the Navy pilot and our assessment of plans for evaluating the pilot's results.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA364780

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Department Of Defense
  • Families (Human)
  • Governments
  • Household Goods
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Families
  • Military Transfers
  • National Security
  • Puget Sound
  • Small Business
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • United States Transportation Command

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Government and Public Administration Law.