Defense Surplus Equipment Disposal, Including the Law Enforcement 1033 Program

Abstract

The effort to dispose of surplus military equipment dates back to the end of World War II when the federal government sought to reduce a massive inventory of surplus military equipment by making such equipment available to civilians. (The disposal of surplus real property, including land, buildings, commercial facilities, and equipment situated thereon, is assigned to the General Services Administration, Office of Property Disposal.) The Department of Defense (DOD) through a Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) component called DLA Disposition Services has a policy for disposing of government equipment and supplies considered surplus or deemed unnecessary, or excess to the agency s currently designated mission. DLA Disposition Services is responsible for property reuse (including resale), precious metal recovery, recycling, hazardous property disposal, and the demilitarization of military equipment. DLA Disposition Services manages the reutilization, transfer, donation and sale of surplus military property. The Reutilization/Transfer/Donation Program through DLA Disposition Services establishes a process for property considered no longer needed by DOD to be redistributed among various groups. Property considered surplus can be reused, transferred, donated, or sold; potential recipients may include law enforcement agencies, school systems, medical institutions, civic and community organizations, libraries, homeless assistance providers, state and local government agencies, veteran s organizations, and the public. Property that is no longer needed by the government may be acquired through public sales, if the property is appropriate and safe for sale to the general public. Recently, the Law Enforcement Support Program (LESO), also referred to as the 1033 Program, has been the subject of media reports.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 05, 2014
Accession Number
ADA609580

Entities

People

  • Valerie Bailey Grasso

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cartridge Cases
  • Commerce
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Law
  • Law Enforcement
  • Local Governments
  • Logistics
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Equipment
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Small Arms
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.