Return to Article: GAO criticizes Defense combat supply operations
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A solution to RFID not reading through MIL-B-131 foil packages, which would otherwise allow more tracking of parts and consumables is to switch to a better anticorrosive / ESD protective packaging system that does allow RFID signal penetration. Intercept Technology packaging has been proven by TACOM/ARDEC to protect against corrosion better, longer, and at less cost, than -131 foil AND TRW with USAF funding showed the same material better at ESD protection than all other tested ESD barrier clean room materials. Texas Instruments proved Intercept allows RFID signal penetration. Why the holdup on integration? Because there is no MIL-PRF written around new technologies that protect metals and elastomerics in a different way than chemicals or low humidity.
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Why are 40 ft. containers being "lost", if they don't go beyond the port of delivery? If WalMart, and dozens of grocery store chains can keep track of goods goind through regional warehoses, to individual stores, why can't the US military?
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The Customer Service Repersentatives of the DLA in theater in IRAQ know what the major problems are with the distribution system in Iraq and the visibility limitations of in country units to only the SSA in their immediate area. Only SSAs at Balad can see the materiel at the excess warehouse for the entire Iraqi theater which is at Balad. Another major problem is at the point of arrival by sea in Kuwait. When the shipboard 40 ft. containers are broken down into two 20 ft. containers the paperwork is not 'married up' with the contents and many times all the paperwork from the 40 ft. container goes into ONE of the TWO 20 ft. containers. The result is that 50% of the material winds up in the frustrated cargo yard and eventually winds up at the excess warehouse in either Balad or Camp Arifjan. When you only have one shot at doing the job right - you need to do the job right. DLA gets blamed by the units for not getting their supplies from DLA when DLA is only responsible for procuring and receiving the material. DLA turns the material over to TRANSCOM to deliver the goods. The Director of DLA is a 3 star position. The Director of TRANSCOPM is a 4 star position. How does the DLA LT.Gen. hold accountable the TRANSCOM FULL Gen.? No one wants to tell the Emperor he has no clothes on. You know the old saying: the toes you step on today may be attached to the ___ you may have to kiss tomorrow. Who pays the price... the troop in the field that is not getting supplied and the taxpayer. This is a leadership problem. Unfortunately, today's officer corps across the military services have become managers who want to place BLAME somewhere instead of focusing on correcting the PROBLEM and taking care of the troops under their command. Managers demand respect. Leaders Command respect.
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