Audit Report: Status of Implementation of the Pilot Program on Sales of Manufactured Articles and Services of Army Industrial Facilities.
Abstract
This is the second of two reports on our audit of the pilot program on sales of manufactured articles and services of Army industrial facilities. This report discusses the status of the Army pilot program to sell manufactured articles and services of three industrial facilities to commercial contractors providing weapon systems to DoD without determining whether the articles and services are available from United States commercial sources The pilot program is authorized by section 141 of Public Law 105-85, "National Defense Authorization Act for FY 1998," November 18, 1997, and provides the opportunity for Rock Island Arsenal, Watervliet Arsenal, and the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant to increase their workloads by participating in contracts and teaming arrangements with United States manufacturers, assemblers, developers, and other concerns under DoD weapon system programs The pilot program was scheduled to end in FY 1999. Section 142 of S.1059 (passed by the Senate) and Section 112 of S.1059 (passed by the House of Representatives), the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2000, would extend the pilot program through FY 2001 Rock Island Arsenal and Watervliet Arsenal have undergone $570 million of modernization. The DoD spends about $33 billion annually to procure major weapon systems.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 08, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA366533
Entities
Organizations
- Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense