Defense Inactive Item Program Could Be More Effective

Gao ID: LCD-77-204 January 26, 1977

A review of the Department of Defense (DOD) program for eliminating unneeded inactive items in its supply system was found to be ineffective in many respects. The Defense Supply Agency (DSA) maintains these inactive items amounting to about 17 percent of supplies at a cost of $46 million annually.

The Defense Inactive Item Program, designed to eliminate unneeded items that occupy space, time, and computer capacity has not been successful in meeting its objectives. The lack of progress resulted from technical difficulties in merging the program with the overall computer system, delays in identifying organizations which used supplies, and the absence of systems for keeping supply centers informed and for verifying reasons for keeping inactive items.

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