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LCD-80-60 1 (1980-05-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabaop0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE (i/ WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 LOGI 1CS AND COMMUNICATIONS DIVINiON B-19798b MAY 19, 1980. The Honorable Hans Mark kt The Secretary of the Air Force 112340 Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: Air Force Watercraft Program Needs Increased Management Attention (LCD-80-60) We have completed our study of the Air Force watercraft program and have found that increased management attention is needed over program operations. More specifically, our study showed that --the headquarters office responsible for overall program management was providing insufficient guidance and control, --na-or commands were not carrying out their oversight responsibilities, and --the logistics center for watercraft was inadequately monitoring the inventory and maintenance functions. The Air Force Auditor General found similar management weak- nesses in 1974. The Air Force watercraft inventory shows a total of 114 watercraft valued at $31 million. The inventory includes 14 types of watercraft at 24 locations worldwide, ranging from a 20-foot personnel boat to dredges, barges, and a 310-foot tanker. The watercraft support such missions as resupply operations, harbor operations, sea survival training, and rescue and recovery training. Air Force Regulation 75-58 assigns the Directorate of Transportation at Air Force headquarters the responsibility for establishing basic management policies. The regulation gives various oversight functions to the major commands. In addition, management of logistics and depot-level mainte- nance functions is assigned to the San Antonio Air Logistics Center. (943067)