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NSIAD-83-20 1 (1983-07-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabnbe0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE o 0 WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION B-208 171 JULY 28, 1983 The Honorable Verne Orr 1111I IIII1I I1I The Secretary of the Air Force 122000 Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: The Air Force Equipment Management System Still Does Not Assure Control of Nonexpendable Equip- ment (GAO/NSIAD-83-20) We reviewed how the Air Force Equipment Management System (AFEMS) accounts for nonexpendable equipment valued at over $15 billion. The system is intended to help managers efficiently equip individual units and develop effective budget and procure- ment plans. AFEMS data was a key part of justifications for Air Force plans to buy $2 billion worth of equipment in fiscal year 1983; thus, substantial amounts in the Air Force budget depend on AFEMS' accuracy. Recognizing longstanding problems, the Air Force has mod- ernized AFEMS and has tried to establish inventory baseline data for all assets, but system weaknesses still limit assurance that requirements are based on accurate and complete information. To determine net requirements for inclusion in its budget, the Air Force identifies gross requirements and subtracts equipment on hand. However, AFEMS' problems in accounting for equipment on hand hinder the Air Force's ability to compute quantities of equipment to include in its budget. For example, key feeder systems to the AFEMS data bank are still not providing accurate and complete data, and certain categories of assets continue to present problems. Also, the modernized system is not yet vali- dating and reconciling reported data, and item managers are no longer performing the required manual reconciliations. Details of our findings in these areas are contained in the enclosure. In our opinion, Air Force goals for AFEMS are worthwhile, but the modernized system has not yet been successfully implemented. We believe that, in retrospect, the Air Force Logistics Command's (AFLC's) efforts to reestablish equipment (943145) 0OiA bw

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