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B-146856 1 (1973-09-12)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaafwl0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GEVb!ERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20543 LOSSTICS AD COMMUNICATIONS DIVISOWN B-146856 SEP 1 2 1973 The Honorable The Secretary of Defense . ....... ....At-enti on- -As-s- s ant- eref f e se .. ..... ... (Installations and Logistics) Dear Mr. Secretary: Beginning in January 1973,, GAO visited selected Army, Navy, and Air Force installations to evaluate theiril gce- d ures forrvidjaig rgMan h aldtOOls to civilian and mili- tarv persolnl. During calendar year 1972, te Department I of Defense (DOD) purchased handtools valued at about - $25 million for new requirements or for replacements of worn, lost, or stolen tools. The services used primarily two methods of issuing and controlling these tools: (1) issuing a toolkit to each work3r and making him accountable for it and (2) issuing composite toolkits (CTKs) to various maintenance units and making super- visors accountable for them. Because of the sizable savings and other benefits by using CTKs, we are bringing this to your attention for possible use throughout DOD. An individual toolkit contains all the common handtools, such as screwdrivers, wrenches, hammers, and pliers, which a worker needs. It can also contain tools unique to a trade or a worker's skill and tools normally issued as a kit. Generally, these kits are neither shared with other workers in the same vicinity nor used by other workers during a follow-on shift. Tools are replaced on a one-for-one basis when they are lost or broken; but no records are kept because of their low unit cost. CTKs eliminate individual toolboxes, reduce ' e number of tools required, and provide greater control ov .r them. ~701871

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