Property Management at 17th Coast Guard District's Kodiak Support Center

GAO conducted a review of the 17th Coast Guard District's Kodiak Support Center in Alaska.

The resulting report stated that the center's comptroller and public works division operate the major supply activities. The public works division is not a designated supply activity, and the materials purchased are considered expenditures which are not charged to a supply account. Since the public works division purchases large amounts of materials, holds much of this in inventory, and issues materials to various users, GAO stated that it is in fact operating a supply activity. As such, it should comply with appropriate supply procedures and regulations. Six years after the Coast Guard assumed control of the base, supply inventories are still not properly managed because stock record cards are often nonexistent or inaccurate. No adequate control of accountable property exists, because the property management systems have not yet been fully implemented. While Coast Guard personnel at the center have made improvements in these areas, more action is needed.

Recommendations

Our recommendations from this work are listed below with a Contact for more information. Status will change from "In process" to "Open," "Closed - implemented," or "Closed - not implemented" based on our follow up work.

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