Consistent Use of Supply Support Activities Could Increase Efficiency of Equipment Drawdown from Iraq
Abstract
Our overall audit objective was to determine whether DoD was effectively managing operations at the Supply Support Activities (SSA) and Central Receiving and Shipping Points (CRSP) in Iraq. Specifically, we evaluated the process for the disposition of equipment leaving Iraq through the SSAs and the CRSPs, and whether that process ensured timely accountability, visibility, and redistribution of the equipment to meet DoD needs. We also determined whether adequate security procedures were in place to ensure the intended destinations received equipment shipped from Iraq. This report is one in a series of reports concerning the Iraq drawdown with respect to the transfer, reset, and disposal of U.S. equipment. This report focuses on the roles of the SSAs and the CRSPs in that process. DoD Inspector General Report No. D-2010-060, ?Drawdown and Reset of Equipment in Iraq-Operation Clean Sweep,- June 11, 2010, focused on Operation Clean Sweep and the role of the Mobile Redistribution Teams in that operation. See the appendix for a discussion of our scope and methodology. During the audit, we coordinated with the Army Audit Agency (AAA) to prevent redundancy in audit coverage. AAA personnel requested our assistance to follow-up on a recommendation made in Army Audit Agency report No. A-2010-0022-ALL, "Retrograde Operations Southwest Asia, Multi-Class Retrograde, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait," December 7, 2009. In that report, AAA personnel recommended that U.S. Army Central (USARCENT) develop metrics to track compliance with Radio Frequency Identification requirements for shipping containers leaving the USARCENT area of responsibility. Therefore, we expanded our audit objective to determine whether USARCENT had taken corrective action in response to that recommendation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 14, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA545097
Entities
Organizations
- Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense