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B-175182 1 (1972-07-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaagil0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 Dear Senator Proxmire: This is in reply to your letters of February 2 and May 10, 1972, concerning a suggestion made by Colonel Elmer F. Smith, USAF (Retired) to use Minol II as explosive fill in Air Force M117 (750 pound) and MKS2 (500 pound) bombs. The questions you raised concern economies available through the use of Minol II; the suitability of this fill in terms of its storage life, handling characteristics, and effectiveness; and the Air Force's consideration of Colonel Smith's suggestion. 2 We examined management decisions made by the Air Force concerning the use of Minol II. We reviewed pertinent records and discussed the case with representatives of the Offices of the Air Force Deputy Chiefs of Staff for Systems and Logistics and for Personnel, the Office of the Air Force Judge Advocate General, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (In- stallations and Logistics), the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Department of Transportation. We also con- sidered the Air Force's reply, dated February 23, 1972, to your letter to the Secretary of the Air Force regarding Colonel Smith's suggestion. The information we obtained concerning the first eight questions in your letter of February 2, 1972, is summarized in the enclosure to this report. Questions 9 and 10 of that letter and the 10 additional questions in your letter of May 10, 1972, relate to a disagreement regarding the Air Force's consideration of Colonel Smith's specific suggestion and incentive award, rather than to management decisions con- cerning the use of Minol II. Incentive awards of this type are made entirely at the discretion of the employing agency. It is not within the purview of this Office to render opinions relating to cases of this nature. Therefore, we have not pro- vided specific information in response to these questions. The Office of the Air Force Judge Advocate General has informed us that an individual dissatisfied with any finding of the Incentive Awards Board would have the right to petition the Secretary of the Air Force for relief. The Secretary has I2T= on______

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