United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1996-03-19 monographic deposited born digital 24 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-96-70 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-70 P0b002ee180380596 f:ns96070 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-70 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-70 NSIAD-96-70 Spare parts Military procurement Logistics Military cost control Aircraft components Military inventories Aircraft maintenance Internal controls Accountability Inventory control systems F-100 Engine F-404 Engine F/A-18 Aircraft F-15 Aircraft F-16 Aircraft Letter Report NSIAD

GAO reviewed the Air Force's and Navy's policies and procedures for procuring aviation spare parts, focusing on whether their requirements and budgets reflect the amounts they actually need.<p/>GAO found that: (1) the Air Force and Navy budgeted $132 million more than needed for aviation spare parts because they used questionable policies to determine their requirements and assign accountability for depot maintenance assets; (2) the Air Force did not include $72 million of its on-hand assets in preparing its fiscal year (FY) 1996 budget request; (3) the Navy twice counted $60 million in depot maintenance requirement when preparing its FY 1997 budget request; (4) Air Force and Navy computation errors were a result of unsupported and incorrect maintenance replacement rates, demand rates, planned program requirements, repair costs, lead times, due-out quantities, and asset quantities on hand and on order; and (5) of the sample items reviewed, these errors totalled $35 million and resulted in some requirements being overstated by as much as $25 million and some being understated by $10 million. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-70/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-70.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-70/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-70.pdf GAO/NSIAD-96-70 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-70 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-96-70; Defense Logistics: Requirement Determinations for Aviation Spare Parts Need to Be Improved; Spare parts Military procurement Logistics Military cost control Aircraft components Military inventories Aircraft maintenance Internal controls Accountability Inventory control systems F-100 Engine F-404 Engine F/A-18 Aircraft F-15 Aircraft F-16 Aircraft Title 31 Section 720 31 U.S.C. 720