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Prepositioned Stocks: DOD Needs Joint Oversight of the Military Services' Programs

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Jan. 31, 2019
Release Date Jan. 31, 2019
Report No. GAO-19-244
Summary:

The military services keep everything from rations to tanks at strategic locations around the world. Positioning supplies in advance can allow action without waiting for cargo to arrive.

Since 2005, we have found potential problems in the prepositioned stocks programs, which each service manages separately. DOD has fallen short of requirements to synchronize program management, and risks duplication of effort and inefficiency.

We found the services continue to manage the programs with little joint oversight.

We made 6 recommendations, including that DOD fully implement joint oversight of the programs and update Congress on its progress.

A ship that carries Marine Corps prepositioning stocks

This photo shows a docked ship.

This photo shows a docked ship.

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