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Date April 1, 1980 Report No. LCD-80-48 Title

Government Operations: Logistics Management Issues

. FOREWORD The Federal Government owns many billions of dollars The of material subject to logistics management functions. Department of Defense alone owns material valued at over Such material can range from the largest $213 billion. aircraft carrier to a subminature solidstate semiconductor ship. Because of the size and significance of logistics we devote a substantial part of our audit work fun...
Date March 18, 1980 Report No. 111855 Title

Government Operations: Review of Interagency Task Force on Property Management and the GSA Systems Furniture Program

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D. C. 20548 111= FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1O:OO TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1980 Statement Jerome H. Stolarow, of Director DIVISION PROCUREMENT AND SYSTEMS ACQUISITION before Senate Subcommittee Practices Committee the on Federal Spending r&?-/d t$&?L cq and Open Government Affairs on Governmental Mr. pleased requested, Task Force Chairman to a...
Date Feb. 26, 1980 Report No. PSAD-80-31 Title

Government Operations: Planned Expansion of Hines Supply Depot Has Not Been Justified

UNrrm STATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, O.C. 20548 HUMAN RCSOIJUCU 0IVImIoN FEBRUARY 26,198O B-197773 : The Aonorable Administrator Dear Mr. Cleland of Veterans Max Affairs 16 lllllllll H 111647 Cleland: r-Planned Expansion of Hines (Depot Has Not Been Subject: rf/Gc j-> .!I“1 3 “72 ‘i The Veterans Administration (VA) Supply Service, Department of Medicine and Surgery (DM&S), is pla...
Date Jan. 14, 1980 Report No. PSAD-80-13 Title

Government Operations: Implementation of Federal Policy on Acquiring and Distributing Commercial Products Is Faltering Badly

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES I I A7*'- Report To The Congress Implementation Of Federal Policy On Acquiring And Distributing Commercial Products IsFaltering Badly Federal policy requires agencies to rely on commercial products and distribution channels to meet their needs for products and services. The policy, established by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy in May 1976, ...
Date Nov. 16, 1979 Report No. PSAD-80-7 Title

Government Operations: Review of GSA's Method of Supply Model

UNITEDSTATESGENERALACCOUNTINC OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 PROCUREMENT ACQUISITION AND SYSTEMS DIVISION B-178214 The Honorable H. D. Harvell Acting Commissioner Federal Supply Service General Services Administration Dear Mr. Harvell: Gview Supply 0 L&63333 wlllllll llll I 110875 of G 's Method of Model (PSAD-80-7) 4 On January 3, 1978, Mr. Robert P. Graham, who was then asked our Office to evalua...
Date Sept. 10, 1979 Report No. 110318 Title

Natural Resources: The Strategic Petroleum Reserve

tr e UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20545 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10:00 a.m., EDT Monday, September 10, 1979 STATEMENT OF F. KEVIN BOLAND ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION SUHCOMMITTE;E::R:N;::Y AND POWER ~~60@ OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE VHE Mr. Chairman STRATEGIC ::TROLHUM RESERVE;7 the Subcommittee: to be here re...
Date May 15, 1979 Report No. FGMSD-79-31 Title

Financial Management: The Defense Department Continues To Subsidize the Foreign Military Sales Program by Not Charging for Normal Inventory Losses

REPORT BY THE r ()F THE UNITEDSTATES ~~~~ll~~~ll~l~l~ LMlo9357* nse Department Continues The Foreign Military Sales Not Charging For ntory Losses GAO reported in September 1977 and August 1978 that the Defense Department was losing millions of dollars because normal inventory losses were not being recovered on foreign military sales. The Arms Export Control Act was amended in September 1978 to exp...
Date March 15, 1979 Report No. LCD-79-403 Title

National Defense: Fragmented Management Delays Centralized Federal Cataloging and Standardization of 5 Million Supply Items

BY THE COl’ viPTROLLERGENERAL i Report To The Congress a OF THE UNITEDSTATES qlwcp Fragmented Management Delays Centralized Federal Cataloging And Standardization Of 5 Million Supply Items It has been nearly 30 years Catalog System was created, yet congressional intent has not been achieved. Notable progress has been made, but duplication of supply items continues to hamper effective Government ...
Date March 8, 1979 Report No. B-193876 Title

Financial Management: Review of Federal Acquisition Regulations Involving Livestock Products, Jewel Bearings, and Leader Company Contracting

Date Dec. 28, 1978 Report No. B-193433 Title

Government Operations: Bills of Lading Requirements for Freight Shipments From Government Suppliers

GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 December 28, 1978
Date July 7, 1978 Report No. LCD-78-229 Title

Government Operations: Federal Agency Participation in the National Supply System

DOCUMENT RESUME 06645 - r 19269541 B-161319. July 7, 1978. 7 pp. rFederal Agency Participatiun in the National Supply System]. LCD-78-229; Report to Joel W. SolcJon, Administratcr, General Services Administration; by Richard W. Gutmanr, Director, logistics and Communications Div. Issue Area: Sinqie Logistics Managers: Govcrnmeut-wide, zor Liscrete Functions. (716). Contact: Loqgtics and Communicat...
Date March 16, 1978 Report No. LCD-78-202 Title

Government Operations: Improvements Needed in the Management of Supplying and Distributing Vehicle Parts

1 REFQRT THEUS. 3V 4 fl z - -.-._ -. General Accounting Office Improvements Needed in the Management of Supplying and -_Distributiiig WhiEle PtiFk The Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the U.S. Postal Sewice each operate a centrali;ed distribution system to supply parts tar Federal vehicles. These agencies do not coordinate their programs. Therefore, duplicate managem...
Date Jan. 17, 1978 Report No. PSAD-78-63 Title

Government Operations: Notification and Publication of Price Changes Made Under General Services Administration Schedule Contracts

DOC#Nmi 04690 BO18578 ] EBSUBB (NotiZic&tion and Publication of Price Changes ade under General Services dministration Schedule Contracts. SiD-78-63; B-114807. January 17, 1978. 6 pp, Report to Rep. . &neth Robineon; by Cosptrolle General. ser B. Staats, Issue Area: ederal Procuremen of Goods and Services: Beasonable.ess of rices Under egotiated Contracts and Subcontracta (19043. Ccatact: Procurem...
Date Dec. 20, 1977 Report No. LCD-77-117 Title

The Defense Integrated Data System: Is It Efficient and Effective?

DOCUMENT 04539 - ESUME /7 + 3 B35748e8 *fsiett .?L-- ? The Defense Integrated Data System: Is It fficient and Effective? LCD-77-117; B-163074. December 20, 1977. 47 pp. appendices (13pp.). Report to Rep. George . ahon, Chairsan, House Committee on Appropriations: Defense Subcommittee; Sen. John C, Stennis, Acting Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations: Defense Subcommittee; by Elmer B. Staat...
Date Sept. 8, 1977 Report No. FGMSD-77-43 Title

Financial Management: Recovery of the Cost of Normal Inventory Operating Stock Losses on Sales of Articles to Foreign Governments

DCCUMENT RESUME 03463 - [A2!13644)] 04stLCctePd [Recovery of the Cost of Normal Inventory Operating Stock Losses cn Sales cf Articles to Foreign Governments]. FGMSD-77-43; B-174901. September 8, 1977. 9 pp. Report to Secretary, Department of Defense; by Harold L. Stugart (for D. L. Scantlebury, Directcr, Financial antd General KaLagement Studies Div.). issue Area: Accounting and Financial Reportin...
Date July 11, 1977 Report No. LCD-76-459 Title

Government Operations: How the Item Reduction Program of the General Services Administration Could Be More Effective

DOCUMENT 02957 - [A1993C40] ESOME How the Item Reduction Program of the General Services ffective. LCD-76-459; B-146778. Administration Could Be More Jujy il, 1977. 20 pp. + 3 appendices (8 pp.). Report to Joel W. Solomon, Administration; by Fred J. Communications Div. Administrator, General Services Shafer, Director, Logistics aind Issue Area: Facilities and Material Management: Consolidating or ...
Date May 5, 1977 Report No. LCD-77-110 Title

Information Management: Development, Implementation, and Operation of the Defense Integrated Data System

Date Oct. 1, 1976 Report No. LCD-76-219 Title

National Defense: The Army Should Evaluate Effectiveness of the Direct Support System and Make Improvements

3’ B-146828 To the Presidect ckf the Speaker of the House of Senate and the Representatives This report evaluates the effectiveness of the Army’s direct supply support system and whether it is working as St discusses the need for a current cosg benafit intended. analysis ard for improvements in the system’s operation. We made our examination pursuant Accounting Act, 1921 (31 U.S.C. 533, Audi...
Date March 5, 1976 Report No. LCD-76-405 Title

National Defense: Defense Supply Agency Could Reduce War Reserve Requirements for Medical Items

. . RT TO kjlj i? ,'I BY THE COMPTROLLER GENid%?L OF THE UNITED STATES LIB~msy~r&) LM099933 1llllllllllllllllll1llllllllllll Defense Supply Agency Could .. Reduce War Reserve Requirements For Medical Items This report discusses the feasibility of reducing war reserve requirements for medical supplies by improving the industrial preparedness planning program and the requirement computation procedur...
Date Feb. 18, 1976 Report No. LCD-75-232 Title

Government Operations: Status and Progress Toward Implementing a National Supply System

113RARY SYSTEM BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Illlllllllllllllllllllllllll LM098292 Status And Progress Toward lmplementhg A National Sup ly System Department of Defense Administration Generalkervices Under a concept known as the “national supply system,” there would be one, and only one, manager for, each supply item through: out the Government. Duplicate management of supply...
Date Oct. 16, 1975 Report No. PSAD-76-29 Title

Government Operations: Opportunities for Decreasing Procurement Costs Through Increased Use of Competition and Federal Supply Service

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE I’ QCT 1 7 ‘15/s UNiTEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING i OFm!i?SYSTEM LM096800 (‘)969ap 1111111111111 Opportunities For Decreasing Procurement Costs Through Increased Us'e Of Competition And Federal Supply Service Department of the Army Procurement officials at Fort Leonard Wood and Fort Riley have purchased local base supplies without obtaining competitive qu...
Date Dec. 31, 1974 Report No. PSAD-75-32 Title

Government Operations: Management of Federal Supply Service Procurement Programs Can Be Improved

General Services Admirhration PSAD-75-32 DEC.31.,?,9744 . . . COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF D.C. THE 20240 UNITED STATES B-114807 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives This is our report on how management of Federal Supply Service procurement programs can be improved by the General Services Administration. We made our review pursuant to the Budget and ...
Date Dec. 16, 1974 Report No. 093072 Title

Government Operations: Need for Warehouse Officer Function at U.S. Customs Service

i UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 GENERAL GOVERNMENT DSVISION December 16, 1974 The Honorable Commissioner Dear Vernon D. Acree of Customs Acree: Commissioner The U.S. Customs Service employs warehouse officers to maintain physical custody of goods in bonded warehouses. We reviewed the necessity of having warehouse officers in view of the inventory document controls ...
Date May 2, 1974 Report No. 088964 Title

Government Operations: Survey of Procurement of Automotive Parts

u F r. UTERI 1 S~~~TESGENERALACCOUY\IT~NG OFFICE 1 REGIONAL OFFICE ROOM 201 413 FIRSTAVENLE NORTH Mr. M. L. Rlaylock Acting Regional Administrator General Services Admxnistratlon GSA Center Auburn, Washington 98002 Dear Mr, Blaylock: We recently completed a survey of the procurement of automobile and truck parts by Federal agenues. The purpose of this letter is to bring to your attention an appare...
Date June 20, 1973 Report No. B-146778 Title

Federal Catalog Program: Progress and Problems in Attaining a Uniform Identification System for Supplies

I j = REiORTf TO THE CONGRESS The Federal Catalog Program: Progress And Problems In Attaining A Uniform ldentlflcatlon System For Su ppl ies B-146778 Department of Defense General Serwces Admtnlstratlon BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF DC THE UNITED 20548 STATES B-146778 I ’ /t/ I7 To the President Speaker of the This progress tem for of the Senat...
Date Jan. 18, 1973 Report No. 093936 Title

Transportation: Need for Improvements in Cargo Security and Accountability Procedures

. I UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFKE INTERNATIONAL FAR EAST 1833 KALAKAUA DIVISION BRANCH AVENUE HONOLULU, HAWAII 96815 JAN 18 1973 Lieutenant General Commanding General U.S. Army, Japan APO San Francisco Dear General Dolvin: W. G. Dolvin 96343 DLL N7
Date Aug. 30, 1972 Report No. B-101646 Title

Financial Management: Government Grantees and Contractors Should Be Required To Use the General Services Administration as a Source of Supply

B-101 Dear Mr. Price: y,j’ us with information Your letter of July 24, 1972, provided indicating that Government ..I .grantees and contractors should be re,. I \ quired to ,use the-General Services Administration as .a sour_ce of /,7 We were requested to provide commenES on this matter. supply * ,k-iiz.L,.*‘,“,” * J-7‘Y$ The Committee on Government Operations, House of Representa// ‘% ...
Date March 30, 1972 Report No. 092398 Title

Government Operations: Refund of Duties on Sales of Petroleum Products to the Federal Government

MAR3 0 1972 Dear Mr. Rains: I As part of our review of drawback payments on exported petroleum&G we reviewed drawback claims submitted by the Humble Oil and products, Refining Company, We noted that these drawback claims may have included claims for drawback on substantial quantities of lubricating oil sold to an agency of the U.S. Government. Section 313(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (...
Date Feb. 4, 1971 Report No. B-114865 Title

Government Operations: Office Equipment Service of the House of Representatives

I I '6·'"Dsr>J~ -. RtESTRICTED rzot o to vce -e7d$S the Ceneral ~~Accounting Office en Jo :C : Can) L- cc:s roval c, a '-c:c o vi;h is kept l; ', ' by the Office of Lc-;7nl = 7::c ': by the Distribution Ses$t,~'a 7/ RELEASED Office Equipment Service Of The House Of Representatives ,_,,,,,,114865 BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES FEB. 4,1971 COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES W...
Date Jan. 5, 1970 Report No. 089456 Title

Government Operations: Need To Clarify Preaward Communications With Potential Contractors

Dear Mr. Sandoval: In response to % re quest from Congressman Lloyd Meeds, the General Accounting OfrZ"ZY~~%tined into the procurement of cleated plywood containers by the General Services Administration, The Congressmanls request was made on behalf of the Loctwall Corporation, LTynnwood, Washington--a small business--which protested a decision by GSA not to award a contract for container items on...
Date Jan. 5, 1970 Report No. 089457 Title

Government Operations: Need To Clarify Preaward Communications With Potential Contractors

CIVIL lDlVISION JAN 5iS78 Dear Mr. Spanglerr In response to a UIUIIIWIIm from Congressman Lloyd Meeds, the request mH General Accounting Office has examined into the procurement of cleated plywood containers by the General Services l%e Congressman*s request was made on behalf of the Loctwall Corporation, Lynnwood, Washington, which protested a decision by GSA not to award a contract for containers...
Date Dec. 29, 1969 Report No. 092672 Title

Government Operations: Procurement of Paper by HUD for Use in Its Xerox Copiers

I . . IL +r UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 CLVIL DlVISlON I11111111 ” ,, lllllIll11 Ill11 Ill Ill11 111111 lllll Ill11 LM092672 ; ! i’ i’ i qi ,!4.’ ‘.,,f ,,
Date Dec. 23, 1969 Report No. 092673 Title

Government Operations: The Government's Procurement of Security File Cabinets

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 $1 ’ CtVtt DlVtStON December 23, 1969 Dear Mr. Spangler: we have completed our review of the Supply Service pertaining to the for the Federal Government, Our reof competrtlve award alternatives multiple-award Federal Supply by FSS for the procurement of cabineta, This letter xs to inform you that policies and procedures of the Federa...
Date Dec. 1, 1969 Report No. 092656 Title

Government Operations: GSA Procurement of Magnetic Computer Tape

Date Aug. 27, 1969 Report No. 089440 Title

Information Management: Need To Develop Specifications for Disk Packs

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D C 20548 CIVIL DIVISION AUG271969 Dear Mr. Sampson By letter dated June 4, 1968, the General Accounting Office suggested that the Federal Supply Service formally advertise for bids and satisfy, through competitive means, the Government's needs for disk packs, which are an important data storage medium having random recording and retrieval charac...
Date Aug. 15, 1969 Report No. 089441 Title

Government Operations: GSA Procurement of Wiping Rags and Certain Soap Products

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 CIVIL DIVISION Al.!Gl 51969 Dear Mr. Sampson The General Accounting Office has examined of wiping rags and certain soap products by the for its stores stock program. Our examination at the FSS Central Office, Arlington, Vlrglnia, Illinois. into the procurement Federal Sunply Service was performed prImarm and Region 5, Chlcago, Our exam...
Date June 26, 1969 Report No. 089443 Title

Government Operations: GSA Effectiveness in Meeting the Supply Requirements of Domestic Agencies

Uiwm STATES GENERAL PLC~UNT~NG OFFICE WASHINGTON,D C 20548 CIVIL DlVlSION JUN2 61969 Dear Mr. Sampson: rnto the effectiveness Admrnlstratlon (GSA), and crvlllan agencies The General Accounting Office has examrned of the Federal Supply Servrce, General Services In meetrng the supply requirements of mrlrtary located wrthln the contlnental Unrted States, _ Our examlnatlon was performed at GSA Central...
Date April 1, 1969 Report No. 092714 Title

Information Management: Need for Improvements in Procedures for the Leasing of Office Copying Machines

UNITED STATESGENERALACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 CIVIL DIVIS1ON ,/ I J-2 APf? 11969 Lf ' /
Date Jan. 10, 1969 Report No. B-163379 Title

Government Operations: Use of the Second-Phase Method of Contracting--A Method That Does Not Encourage Maximum Price Competition

REPORT TO THE ~~087814 ~~l~~~lll~l~llllll~lll~l~l~ ._____ -_. .-. i _, ~. Use Of -The Second-Phase Method Of Contracting--A Method That Does Not Encourage Maximum Price Corn petition B163379 &mm&-Ser-v-ic.es AdmhisjraJion ’ -.-“..N_ ,._. F ILE BYTHECOMPTROLLER OFTHEUNITEDSTATES GENERAL JAM. HI,1969 USE OF THE SECOND-PHASEMETHODOF CONTRACTING--A METHODTHAT DOES NOT ENCOURAGE MAXIMUM PRICE COMPE...
Date Sept. 18, 1968 Report No. B-164392 Title

Budget and Spending: Examination Into the Control Over Procurement, Use, and Disposition of Magnetic Computer Tape in the Department of Defense

o REPORT TO THE CONGRESS Examination Into The Control Over Procurement, Use, And Disposition Of Magnetic Computer Tape In The Department Of Defense -16432 FILE BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES SEPT. 1 1 I COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. a0S4 B-164392 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives Here is a report on our exami...
Date Sept. 17, 1968 Report No. B-164500 Title

National Defense: Need For Improvement In The Processing Of Requisitions For Materials

Need For Improvement In The Processing Of Requisitions For Materia I s Department of Defense B-764500 BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES . I . COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 B-164500 To the President of the Senate a n d the Speaker of the House of Representatives This i s our report on the need for improvement within the Department of Defense in the pr...
Date Feb. 15, 1968 Report No. B-146917 Title

Transportation: Savings Available If Shipping Containers For Military Electronic Equipment Are Reused

J REPORT TO THE CONGRESS Savings Available If Shipping Containers For Military Electronic Equipment Are Reused 8- 146917 Department of the Army BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20648 13-14 69 17 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives The General Accounting OZfice has reviewed the u t i ...
Date Oct. 31, 1967 Report No. B-162152 Title

National Defense: Review of the Validity of and Controls Over the Large Volume of Unfilled Orders for Air Force Materiel

REPORT TO T H E CONGRESS OF T H E U N I T E D STATES REVIEW OF THE \'GLIDITY OF AND CONTROLS OVER THE LARGE I'OLIJME OF UNFILLED ORDERS FOR AIR FORCE 'MATERIEL DEPARTMENTOFTHE AIRFORCE BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE U N I T E D STATES OCTO ER 1d67 k I COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 B-162152 OCT 3 1 1967 T o the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the Hous...
Date Feb. 9, 1965 Report No. B-132992 Title

Financial Management: Report on Potential Savings Through Procurement of Operating Supplies From General Services Administration Sources by Martin-Marietta Corporation Denver Division, Denver, Colorado

.I I I REPORT TQ THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES BY -3 THE COMPTROLLER OF THE UNITED GENERAL STATES COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF D.C. THE UNITED 20548 STATES B-132992 TEB 9 President of the of the Senate and the House of Representatives 1965 To the Speaker review of the procurement of operating supplies by MartinMarietta Corporation, Denver Division, Denver, Colorado, has disclosed that su...