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B-171896 1 (1971-02-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaafma0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 J ir DEFENSE DIVISION B-171896 FEB 2 3 1971 The Honorable LM097110 The Secretary of Defense Attention: Assistant Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Dear Mr. Secretary: We have made areview of the management of the Defense Retail Interservice Logistics Support (DRS gram at selected Department of Defense (DOD) installations in e Unitkd States and in Europe1 Our review concerned the effectiveness of management techniques and established procedures of the DRILS program designed to attain full participation by the various military services. The enclosure lists the organizations and installations visited during our review. We wish to bring the following observations to your attention. DRILS PROGRAM HAS NOT REACHED ITS POTENTIAL We believe that the DRILS program as presently administered has been less than fully effective because the Defense Supply Agency, which manages the program, does not have the authority necessary to direct and control the program to accomplish DEILS objectives. The present DRILS program does not make it incumbent upon the military services to vigorously pursue opportunities for interservice support that would * result in greater economy and efficiency nor does it furnish any strong incentive for eliminating overlapping or duplicate functions, activities, and services. We also found that information on the magnitude of the pro- gram shown in some of the reports being submitted to the Defense Supply Agency was inflated because of duplications and other errors. ( Instead of being centrally controlled and coordinated at the departmental level, DRILS is a decentralized program in which reliance is placed upon the initiative of installation commanders to request needed support from other nearby military activities, or to provide support when requested if they consider such support to be within the capabilities of their local resources. Eecn where officials regard 50TH ANNIVERSARY 1921-1971

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