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NSIAD-85-67 1 (1985-04-08)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabnqk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: /.. ,IF UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 NATIONAL sEcurITY AND APRIL 8, 1985 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION major General Harold I. SmallIiiim uii Military Traffic Management Command 126694 Dear General Small: Subject: Use of Transportation Technology by MTMC (GAO/NSIAD-85-67) We have completed our survey of the application of advanced transportation technology by the Military Traffic Management Command (MTMC). This assignment was done under our code 393078. The objective of our survey was to determine if MTMC adequately identifies and uses modern transportation technology to improve the Department of Defense's (DOD) transportation management, operations, and readiness. During this survey, we met with several MTMC officials and obtained information from various private shipping organizations and federal agencies. Although we found no instances where MTMC had not used modern transportation technology, we believe that MTMC's practices for keeping abreast of new transportation technology could be improved. MTMC officials told us that currently there is no focal point or formal system to collect, evaluate, use, and disseminate information on such technology. Instead, MTMC relies on its day-to-day contacts with industry representatives, in-house research efforts, and periodic involvement in national transportation industry meetings and seminars to obtain this information. MTMC's informal method is undoubtedly helpful. We believe, however, that MTMC could better ensure that it receives useful technological information in a timely manner by establishing formal communications with organizations directly involved in developing, accumulating, and disseminating information on transportation technology. MTMC officials agreed that their procedures for identify- ing transportation technology could be improved. They also said they would consider establishing more formal relationships with (393078)

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