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PLRD-82-70 1 (1982-05-27)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabdhu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: V^ ' 1J UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 PROCUREMENT. LOGISTICS, AND READINESS DIVISION B-200212 MAY 27,1982 The Honorable Caspar W. Weinberger The Secretary of Defense Attention: Director, GAO Affairs 118507 Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: DOD's Revised Carrier Evaluation and Reporting System May Not Be Needed (GAO/PLRD-82-70) In October 1980 we reported 1/ on our observations concerning the Department of Defense's (DOD's) Carrier Evaluation and Report- ing System (CERS). Then, we pointed out problems in CERS' design and operation and recommended several corrective actions. DOD responded promptly and positively and suggested ways to simplify CERS and to improve the system's effectiveness. However, because these proposed changes did not satisfy the concerns of certain officials of the moving industry, Senator Strom Thurmond asked us on June 8, 1981, to evaluate complaints he had received about the revised system. Although the revised system was scheduled to become effective on November 1, 1981, you deferred the implementa- tion date until we completed our evaluation. Our findings are summarized below and are discussed in more detail in enclosure I. CERS MAY NOT BE NEEDED The revised reporting system is based on definite performance standards, lessens the administrative burden, and returns much of the responsibility for quality assurance to installation transporta- tion officers. It also eliminates the incentive tonnage awards, which had created problems (particularly reported in the New Mexico area). Although the revised system is an improvement over the initial one, we question whether either system actually is needed. For example, the setting of performance standards is a positive develop- ment, but DOD assumes that CERS is the only system to monitor car- riers' adherence to those standards. A simpler method would be I/DOD's Carrier Evaluation and Reporting System (LCD-S1-6, dated Oct. 6, 1980). (943144) c 2

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