Government Civilian Aircraft

Central Management Reforms Are Encouraging but Require Extensive Oversight Gao ID: GGD-89-86 September 29, 1989

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO followed up on earlier reviews of civilian agencies' management of their aircraft, focusing on: (1) Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and General Services Administration (GSA) oversight of civilian agency aircraft ownership and use; and (2) the continuing need for reform of agencies' aircraft management and use practices.

GAO found that: (1) some agencies were still not justifying the cost-effectiveness of government ownership or administrative use of aircraft, as OMB policy required; (2) some usage practices did not appear justified by either cost or special mission requirements; (3) some agencies continued to permit spouses and other nonofficial passengers to accompany top officials aboard government aircraft, which could expose the government to liability; (4) OMB clarified guidance on ownership and use of aircraft and established a leadership, technical assistance, and supporting oversight role for GSA; (5) OMB directed agencies to make special cost analyses to determine whether their aircraft were cost-effective compared to commercially available aircraft; (6) OMB and GSA actions provided a centralized management framework for reforming agencies' aircraft management; and (7) OMB and GSA need to continue their efforts to ensure that agencies comply with their guidance concerning ownership and use of aircraft.

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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