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LCD-80-60 1 (1980-05-19)

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                  UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE  (i/
                          WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548


LOGI 1CS AND COMMUNICATIONS
       DIVINiON

     B-19798b
                                                     MAY 19, 1980.


     The Honorable Hans Mark             kt
     The Secretary of the Air Force
                                                               112340
     Dear Mr. Secretary:

          Subject: Air Force Watercraft Program Needs Increased
                    Management Attention (LCD-80-60)

          We have completed our study of the Air Force watercraft
     program and have found that increased management attention is
     needed over program operations. More specifically, our study
     showed that

          --the headquarters office responsible for overall
            program management was providing insufficient
            guidance and control,

          --na-or commands were not carrying out their oversight
            responsibilities, and

          --the logistics center for watercraft was inadequately
            monitoring the inventory and maintenance functions.

     The Air Force Auditor General found similar management weak-
     nesses in 1974.

          The Air Force watercraft inventory shows a total of 114
     watercraft valued at $31 million. The inventory includes 14
     types of watercraft at 24 locations worldwide, ranging from
     a 20-foot personnel boat to dredges, barges, and a 310-foot
     tanker. The watercraft support such missions as resupply
     operations, harbor operations, sea survival training, and
     rescue and recovery training.

          Air Force Regulation 75-58 assigns the Directorate of
     Transportation at Air Force headquarters the responsibility
     for establishing basic management policies. The regulation
     gives various oversight functions to the major commands.
     In addition, management of logistics and depot-level mainte-
     nance functions is assigned to the San Antonio Air Logistics
     Center.


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