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FPCD-80-18 1 (1979-12-05)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaazzu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: !till! UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DIVISION B-146895 DECEMBER 5, 1979 The Honorable Harold Brown The Secretary of Defense Dear Mr. Secretary: 111011 Subject: TThe Payment of Basic Allowance for Subsis- tence to All Enlisted Members at Three Mili- tary Installations Should Be Discontinuedj (FPCD-80-18) We have completed a review of the administration of basic allowance for subsistence (BAS) by the Department of Defense (DOD). DOD and the military services have taken several actions stemming from recent studies and tests to improve food services and the administration of BAS. Some of these actions can result in marked improvements in food services. We are concerned, however, that the Departments of the Air Force and Navy are continuing to incur additional BAS costs of about $800,000 annually at three installations although the tests have been completed. These costs relate solely to one aspect of the test that DOD has not adopted DOD-wide mainly because the increased costs would be pro- hibitive. We recognize that discontinuing the BAS payments could cause morale problems at the three installations. We be- lieve that the problems can be minimized and that the funds can be better used to improve food services throughout DOD. As you know, all military personnel receive either a cash BAS or meals provided by the Government. Enlisted men receive BAS only when they do not eat in Government dining facilities for certain authorized reasons. All officers, because they are required to purchase their meals, are paid BAS at all times. The Department of the Air Force began testing a new food service system at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, in October 1972 to identify ways to improve food service and BAS administration. All enlisted personnel were paid BAS and required to purchase their meals, and dining facilities (963125)

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