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PLRD-82-81 1 (1982-06-10)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabdiz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 11'i PROCUIEKIN.'O G I I CIcs. ANM NR. INES DIVIION JUNE 10, 1982 B-207646 The Honorable Caspar W. Weinberger II III The Secretary of Defense 118642 Attention: Director, GAO Affairs Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: Improvements Needed in Defense's System for Controlling Material Shipments to Defense Logistics Agency Depots and Customers (PLRD-82-81) We have reviewed the Department of Defense's practices and procedures for controlling material shipments to Defense Logistics gency (OLA) depots and shipments from DLA distribution activities and vendors to military customers. We were primarily interested in whether (1) Defense customers were receiving proper shipments of requisitioned material and (2) the Government received what it paid for when fast payment procedures were used. We found that policies'and procedures followed at some supply centers do not ensure the receipt of materials requisitioned by the military services from DLA and those purchased by DLA from Vendor/contractor. This condition has resulted in instances where the Government was not receiving material for which it had paid nd had forfeited its recovery rights, customers were being harged for material they did not receive, and overdue material Ohipments costing millions of dollars were either written off as inventory losses or remained on the books as items due in for a Considerable period of time. Details of our review are discussed in enclosure I. We recommend that you: --Require the Director of DLA to emphasize the importance of controlling material shipments and ensuring that the Government receives what it pays for by --strengthening processing controls, --following up on reported deficiencies and assessing problem areas, and (943093)

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