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 2000-10-12 monographic deposited born digital 24 p. GA 1.13:GAO-01-31 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-31 P0b002ee180392e89 f:d0131 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-31 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-31 GAO-01-31 Evaluation criteria Historic preservation Military vessels Gifts or gratuities U.S.S. New Jersey Naval Vessel Register U.S.S. Missouri Letter Report On January 20, 2000, the Secretary of the Navy approved the selection of the Home Port Alliance, a nonprofit organization, to receive the U.S.S. New Jersey under the Navy's ship donation program. This report summarizes GAO's findings on the selection process' credibility and opportunities for improvement. The Navy applied its donation evaluation criteria in an impartial, multiple-stage process that led to a credible and objective decision. Although not significant to the outcome of the U.S.S. New Jersey decision, opportunities exist to strengthen the selection process in the areas of timeliness, clarity of guidance, and communications. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-31/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-31.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-31/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-31.pdf GAO-01-31 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-31 Letter Report GAO-01-31; Naval Ship Donation: Selection Decision for U.S.S. New; Evaluation criteria Historic preservation Military vessels Gifts or gratuities U.S.S. New Jersey Naval Vessel Register U.S.S. Missouri Volume 110 Page 421 110 Stat. 421 Public Law 104-106