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LCD-80-58 1 (1980-05-12)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabans0001 and id is 1 raw text is: - :- ,-UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 LOGISTICS AND COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION B-197352 MAY 12.1980 The Honorable Harold Brown 11111111 The Secretary of Defense 112286 Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: Yieplacement and Usage Plans for Sitching Locomotives Should Be Reevaluated (LCD-80-58) Our study of the management of switching locomotives in the Department of Defense (DOD) showed that retention of the locomotives at many installations cannot be justified. We also found that despite these apparent excesses, some of the mili- tary services are planning to replace or overhaul many of the locomotives. This situation has developed primarily because the services do not have usage standards to justify the need for these loco- motives, do not have good visibility of their locomotive in- ventories, and have not delegated to the cognizant inventory managers sufficient authority. LOCOMOTIVE INVENTORIES Various DOD components own, operate, and manage 431 switch- ing locomotives at 139 locations. The locomotives are at bases, depots, and contractors' plants to move material within the in- stallations or between the interchange tracks of commercial carriers. The following table shows the number of locomotives and locations for each DOD component. No. of No. of Component locomotives locations Army 223 62 Navy 116 33 Air Force 65 34 Marines 10 4 Defense Logistics Agency 17 6 Total 431 139 (943053)

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