United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2000-11-15 monographic deposited born digital 44 p. GA 1.13:GAO-01-30 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-30 P0b002ee18037433a f:d0130 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-30 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-30 GAO-01-30 Military inventories Inventory control systems Internal controls Logistics Property losses Federal property management Federal agency accounting systems Strategic planning Performance measures Letter Report The Department of Defense (DOD) annually ships inventory with a reported value of billions of dollars to various locations around the world, and for years, DOD has had difficulty tracking this inventory from origin to destination. GAO reviewed six draft implementation plans, developed by the four military services,the Defense Logistics Agency, and the U.S. Transportation Command to implement corrective actions. The six draft implementation plans have significantly improved on DOD's original planfor tracking inventory. They are, however, inconsistent in content and specificity and do not reflect a coordinated, DOD-wide approach to correcting the lack of visibility over inventory being shipped. In addition, these draft plans lack detailed performance measures for monitoring progress and determining the effectiveness of the actions after they are implemented, and they do not address how DOD will ensure appropriate coordination among the military services and DOD commands in the implementation of the corrective actions or how DOD will monitor future progress. Lastly, the Office of the Secretary of Defense has not established a date for when the plans should be finalized. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-30/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-30.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-30/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-30.pdf GAO-01-30 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-30 Letter Report GAO-01-30; Defense Inventory: Implementation Plans to Enhance Control; Military inventories Inventory control systems Internal controls Logistics Property losses Federal property management Federal agency accounting systems Strategic planning Performance measures Public Law 105-261