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 1996-11-27 monographic deposited born digital 58 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-97-49 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-49 P0b002ee1803a03b5 f:ns97049 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-49 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-49 NSIAD-97-49 Department of Defense contractors Competitive procurement Household goods Freight transportation operations Federal agency reorganization Defense procurement Quality assurance Small business contractors Freight transportation rates Customer service DOD Personal Property Program North Carolina South Carolina Florida Europe Letter Report NSIAD

The Military Traffic Management Command is reengineering the Defense Department's personal property program. Although Congress supports DOD's reengineering efforts, it is concerned that the reengineered program could harm the moving industry, particularly small businesses. As a result, Congress directed that DOD report on small business issues before undertaking a pilot test. Because this report did not satisfactorily address congressional concerns about the impact on small businesses, Congress directed DOD to convene a military/industry working group to develop a mutually agreeable program to test pilot. The working group reached consensus on many issues, including a set of program goals, but it could not agree on the approach to take for the pilot test. Consequently, each side presented a separate proposal. This report reviews the two proposals. Specifically, GAO analyzes the extent to which each proposal met the DOD/industry goals for a reengineered personal property program. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-49/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-49.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-49/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-49.pdf GAO/NSIAD-97-49 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-49 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-97-49; Defense Transportation: Reengineering the DOD Personal Property Program; Department of Defense contractors Competitive procurement Household goods Freight transportation operations Federal agency reorganization Defense procurement Quality assurance Small business contractors Freight transportation rates Customer service DOD Personal Property Program North Carolina South Carolina Florida Europe Title 10 Section 2304 10 U.S.C. 2304 Title 15 Section 631 15 U.S.C. 631 Title 41 Section 51-58 41 U.S.C. 51-58 Title 49 Section 13712 49 U.S.C. 13712 Title 41 Part 101-41 41 CFR Part 101-41 Conf. Rept. 104-344 H. Rept. 104-450