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02622 - (A1812839]
(Costs of Repairing Government Vehicles Damaged in Rccidents].
LCD-77-217; B-158712. June 21p 1977. 7 pp.
Report to Secretary, Department of Defense; by Robert G.
Rothwell (for Fred J. Shafer, Director, Logistics and
Coamunications Div.).
Issue Are&,: Facilities and Material Management (700).
Contact: Logistics and Communications Div.
Budget Function: Commerce and Tvansportation: Ground
Transportat'on (404).
Congressional Reievance: House Committee on Armed Services.
The repair and claim settlement procedures used by
several civil aaid defense agencies when Government vehicles ars
damaged in uccidents were studied, and audit work was carried
out at three hilitary installations. Findings/Conclusions:
Department of Defense (DOD) procedures for handling repair of
damaged vehicles and processing related claims appeared adequate
to protect the Government's interest, but several ?ractices
required administrative attention. Some in-house repair
estimates were unrealistic and did not give management a basis
for evaluating repair work and costs. Vehicle repair costs might
have been increased by restricting repair work to major dealers.
Improvements were needed in claims-p-ocessing Irocedures at the
Great Lakes Naval Training Center. toes of vehicle use had not
been included as a recovareble cost when establishing claims
agaiPSt third parties. Recormerdations: DOD should direct that
each cioimand examine its practices and proced,res to dctermiue
whether .imil&r situations exist at its installations, and take
whatever action is appropriaite to correct observed deficiencies.
DOD should also issue a departmental instruction to alert
claims-processing officials about the need to consider a charge
for loss of vehicle use in claims against responsible parties.
The Defense Audit Service should include in the scope of its
periodic studies of military activities inquiries as to whether
vehicle accident repairs and claims aro handled according to
established procedures. (DJM)](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobaackh0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)