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 1998-04-30 monographic deposited born digital 32 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-98-86 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-98-86 P0b002ee18037bceb f:ns98086 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-98-86 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-98-86 NSIAD-98-86 Inventory control systems Military inventories Spare parts Contract termination Military cost control Internal controls Surplus federal property Logistics Property and supply management Naval procurement Letter Report NSIAD This is one in a series of GAO reports on the military's management of secondary inventory--spare and repair parts and other items that support the Defense Department's (DOD) operating forces on land, at sea, and in the air. During the past several years, GAO has repeatedly cited the management of defense inventory as a high-risk area. This report focuses on excess inventory that the Navy had on order. GAO discusses whether the Navy (1) had valid requirements to support inventory purchases, (2) had purchased items that exceeded needs and the causes of this condition, and (3) was canceling purchases that exceeded needs. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-98-86/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-98-86.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-98-86/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-98-86.pdf GAO/NSIAD-98-86 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-98-86 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-98-86; Navy Inventory Management: Improvements Needed to Prevent; Inventory control systems Military inventories Spare parts Contract termination Military cost control Internal controls Surplus federal property Logistics Property and supply management Naval procurement