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DOCUMIENT RESUJME
12156 - [A157253q]
r[rmel Services Procedures for Handling Foreign Military Sales
Need Improvement]. LCD-77-222; E-165731. May 27, 1977. 5 pp.
Report to Secretary, Department of Defense; by Robert G.
Rothwell (for Fred J. Shafer, Director, Logistics and
Ccmmunications Div.).
Issue Area: International Economic and Military Programs:
Foreign Military Sales (605); Facilities and Material
Management (700) ;Military Preparedness Plans: Logistic
Support Planning for Major Equipment (801).
Contact: Logistics and Communications Div.
Budget Function: National Defense: Department of Defense -
Military (except procurement & contracts) (051).
Organizaticn ConcerneG: Dpfense Logistics Agency.
Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Armed Services;
Senate Committee on Armed Services.
Autbiority:: Foreign Military Sales Act, sec. 22 (22 U.S.C. 2762).
Certain procedures and practices for handling direct
foreign military sales at the Defense Logistics Agency and its
subsidiary centers have resulted in unnecessary and illegal
expanditures of appropriated funds, anJ may have adversel7
affected the Agency's ability to respond to the neels of U.S.
military customers. Findings/Conclusions: Defense policy
provides that cooperative sales arrangements be considered in
forecasting stock levels but that direct sales not be
considered. However, direct sales of low value replenishment
demand and numeric stockage objective type items to foreign
customers are required to be included in forecasting demand by
Agency policy. U.S. funds are used illegally according to law
governing foreign military sales. This departure from
established policy has increased stock levels significantly.
Direct foreign sales requisitions should be placed on backorder
if existing stocks are at reorder level; however, the
rpquisiticns are often considered to be exceptions and on-han
stocks are used, thus depleting stocks needed for U.S. military
protection. Certain nonmaintained invelhtory items are
automatically reviewed each quarter for possible
reclassification to maintained items. Many items have been
changed without meeting the maintained criteria, which is
against Defense policy. Recommendations: The Department of
Defense should insure that the changes in the foreign sales
policy proposed by the Agency are implemented on a timely basis
and that they comply with legal provisions and with Defense and
Agency policy. (Author/SMS)](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobaacfe0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)