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Defense Infrastructure: Savings From Cataloging Consolidation Are Uncertain

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date March 6, 1998
Report No. NSIAD-98-71
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Summary:

Last year, the Defense Department (DOD) announced its decision to centralize and, ultimately, consolidate its cataloging operations in Battle Creek, Michigan. A DOD steering committee and working group selected Battle Creek after assessing five possible sites. DOD estimates that, by centralizing and consolidating operations, it will be able to reduce the number of its full-time employees doing cataloging work from 907 to 753 and save $7.l million annually. This report discusses the (1) likelihood that DOD's decision will result in the estimated personnel reductions and savings, (2) challenges DOD may face when implementing the consolidation effort, and (3) proposals made by two employee groups that state that DOD could achieve even greater personnel reductions and savings by centralizing and consolidating cataloging operations in locations other than Battle Creek.

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