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Army Acquisition Controls: Materiel Release Process Needs to Be Strengthened

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date May 23, 1991
Report No. NSIAD-91-184
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Summary:

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO evaluated the Army's internal controls for ensuring that newly procured equipment is ready for delivery to and use by field units.

GAO found that: (1) review boards were neither sufficiently independent of the procuring offices nor sufficiently representative of the end users to meet sound internal control standards; (2) the current process allowed for the conditional release of deficient systems to field units, provided there was a corrective action plan to meet field users' requirements and a justified urgency for receiving the equipment, but officials have failed to comply with those conditions; (3) in 49 of 81 actions reviewed, systems users did not justify their urgent need for the system; (4) the Army's materiel release process was not separate from such key duties as system development; and (5) the Army never corrected some systems' deficiencies.

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