Defense Surplus Equipment Disposal: Background Information

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DOD), through the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), has a policy for disposing of government equipment and supplies considered "surplus" or deemed unnecessary to the agency's currently designated mission. The effort to dispose of surplus military equipment dates back to the end of World War II, when the federal government decided to reduce a massive inventory of surplus military equipment by making such equipment available to civilians. At a July 25, 2006, hearing before the House Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, Major General Bennie Williams, DLA Director of Logistics Operations, identified four target areas for managing surplus military equipment: (1) processing controls for batch lot items and materials requiring demilitarization; (2) processing of items coded with Local Stock Numbers received at the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS); (3) improved controls regarding access to DRMS inventory assets; and (4) reducing the concurrent procurement of items available at DRMS.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 10, 2007
Accession Number
ADA472090

Entities

People

  • Valerie B. Grasso

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Emerging Threats
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • Law
  • Law Enforcement
  • Local Governments
  • Logistics
  • Military Equipment
  • Military Personnel
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • Security
  • United States

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.