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(Survey of Costs of Repairing Government Vehicles Damaged in
Accidents]. LCD-77-22!4; B-158712. Jujy 26, 1977. 2 pp.
Report to Sen. Sam Nunn; by Fred J. Shafer, Director, Logistics
and Communications Div.
Issue Area: Facilities and Material Management (700).
Contact: Logistics and Communicaticns Div.
Budget Function: Commerce and Transportation: Ground
r1ransportation (404).
Organization Concerned: Department of Agriculture; Department of
Defense; Department of the Interior; Departmpnt of Justice;
General Services Aeministration; Postal Service.
Congressional Relevance: Sen. Sam Nunn.
Authority: Federal Claims Collection Act. Federal Tort Claims
Act.
As a result of asserticns malp by B. G. Helton that the
Government was paying too much for repairs to its damaged
vehicles and was losing money on its claims collections, a study
was made of vehicle repair practices and claims processing
procedures at installations of the General Services
Administration, the U.3. Postal Service, and the Departments of
Agriculture, Defense, the Interior, and Justice.
Findings/Conclusionas Methematical errors and faulty projection
of losEes resulted in a yearly loss figure of $20 million in Mr,
Helton's estimate, whereas GAO arrived at a figure of
approximately $9 million. Fucther, GAO's study of vehicle repair
practices and claims collection procedures did not indicate that
the Government was in fact losing or failing to recover vast
amouhts of money. Agency policies and practices generally
insured that accident claims, for and against the Government,
were properly and promptly processed and that vehicles were
economically repaired. Problems -bserved during the study can be
corrected administratively by the agencies involved. The
standar.s set forth in existing regulations and acts wi±l, if
properly implemented, p.:otect the Government's interest Zo that
additional legislation is unnecessary. (DJM)](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobaacnk0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)