DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY INSPECTOR GENERAL INSPECTIONS SHOULD CHANGE FROM A COMPLIANCE TO A SYSTEMS APPROACH

• NCJ Number: 67414
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1979
• Length: 36 pages
• Corporate Author: US Comptroller General
• Sale Source: Azimuth Inc.
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
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Annotation

THIS REPORT DISCUSSES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INSPECTION SYSTEM OF THE DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY INSPECTOR GENERAL, AND CONTAINS SEVERAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STRENGTHENING THE INSPECTION SYSTEM.

Abstract

THE DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY HAS NO AUDIT CAPABILITY OF ITS OWN AND RECEIVES LIMITED AUDIT COVERAGE FROM THE DEFENSE AUDIT SERVICE. THIS LACK OF AUDIT COVERAGE INCREASES THE NEED FOR A STRONG INSPECTION SYSTEM. INSPECTION REPORTS PROVIDE VALUABLE INFORMATION, BUT INSPECTIONS CAN BE IMPROVED BY DIRECTING THEM TOWARD IDENTIFYING SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM PROBLEMS, DEVELOPING CAUSES OF PROBLEMS, AND ELIMINATING THE REPORTING OF MINOR NONMISSION-RELATED DEFICIENCIES. ALSO, THE INSPECTOR GENERAL DOES NOT HAVE AN ADEQUATE FEEDBACK SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE DEFENSE AUDIT SERVICE'S REPONSIVENESS TO AUDIT REQUESTS SUBMITTED BY THE INSPECTOR GENERAL. THE USE OF MORE TEMPORARIES IN THE DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY INSPECTION SYSTEM COULD ALLOW FOR MORE FREQUENT COVERAGE AND PROVIDE OTHER ADVANTAGES. TABLES, FOOTNOTES, AND A PRIOR LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ARE PROVIDED. APPENDIXES CONTAIN RELATED LETTERS, A CHART OF ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS, AND INFORMATION ON THE INSPECTOR GENERAL'S NONINSPECTION FUNCTIONS, AS WELL AS THE REPORT'S OBSERVATIONS OF INSPECTIONS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED--PRG)