National Defense Stockpile: actions needed to improve DOD's efforts to prepare for emergencies : report to the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives / United States Government Accountability Office.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office, author, issuing body.

Contributor:

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services, sponsoring body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Defense National Stockpile Center (U.S.)--Management.

Defense National Stockpile Center (U.S.).

Emergency management--United States.

Emergency management.

Strategic materials--United States--Management.

Strategic materials.

Military readiness--Management.

Military readiness.

Titanium--Management.

Titanium.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 37 pages) : color illustrations, map

Other Title:

National Defense Stockpile: actions needed to improve Department of Defense's efforts to prepare for emergencies

GAO-24-106959 National Defense Stockpile

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, 2024.

Summary:

The Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act established the National Defense Stockpile to hold materials essential to defense and civilian needs. One such material is titanium, which is a strong, light-weight metal that helps prevent corrosion in weapon systems. This report examines the extent to which DOD (1) established processes for identifying requirements and managing the stockpile, (2) reported to Congress on changes and risks to the stockpile, and (3) is reliant on foreign and single domestic sources of supply. GAO is making six recommendations, including that DOD identify: roles and responsibilities for providing data needed to model DOD's requirements for all critical materials and report all shortfalls, the risks associated with unmodeled materials, and the status of previous stockpiling recommendations.

Contents:

Background

DOD has not fully defined processes for determining stockpile requirements and releasing materials

DOD's stockpile reports to Congress do not include some key information on risks

DOD is heavily reliant on foreign and single domestic sources for shortfall materials

Conclusions

Recommendations for executive action

Agency comments

Appendices.

Notes:

"September 2024."

"GAO-24-106959."

In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Catalog and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (GAO, viewed September 11, 2024).

OCLC:

1455431428