DOD Competitive Sourcing: Potential Impact on Emergency Response Operations at Chemical Storage Facilities Is Minimal
NSIAD-00-88
Published: Mar 28, 2000. Publicly Released: Mar 28, 2000.
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Highlights
Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Army's competitive sourcing studies, focusing on the: (1) Army's plans for competitive sourcing studies at five chemical munitions facilities and the extent to which emergency response or chemical defense industrial positions are included in the competitive sourcing studies; and (2) status of the Army's assessment and GAO's assessment of how competitive sourcing would impact emergency response capabilities and environmental permits associated with the destruction of the chemical agents and munitions.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Department of Defense | To ensure that adequate emergency response capabilities are maintained when competitive sourcing studies are being conducted at installations that store chemical munitions, the Secretary of Defense should require that the Army's transition plans contain a strategy for training personnel to fill emergency response positions affected by those studies. |
Closed – Implemented
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 requires the Secretary of the Army to certify to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees that the Army's plan for the conversion of emergency response functions is consistent with GAO's recommendation, and ensures as adequate transfer of relevant knowledge and expertise regarding chemical weapon emergency response to contractor personnel.
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Biological agentsEmergency responseChemical agentsChemical warfareEmergency preparednessEnvironmental monitoringLicensesMunitionsPrivatizationProperty disposal