| Description |
1 online resource (iii, 80 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Background. -- Available data show that selected agencies reported spending at least $1.5 billion on firearms, ammunition, and tactical equipment from Fiscal Years 2010 through 2017. -- BIA and Forest Service publicly-available data differed somewhat from their internal data, while ICE's data differed substantially. -- HHS, EOA, and IRS reported varying levels of inventories of firearms, corresponding ammunition and limited tactical equipment. -- Case study components' inventory controls vary and selected offices generally followed their own procedures. -- Conclusions. -- Recommendation for executive action. -- Agency comments. -- Appendices |
| Summary |
Federal law enforcement agencies purchase firearms, ammunition, and tactical equipment, such as riot shields, to support their missions. GAO was asked to review these purchases for federal law enforcement agencies, and inventory controls at HHS, EPA, and IRS specifically. This report examines, among other objectives (1) firearms, ammunition, and selected tactical equipment spending by federal agencies with 250 or more FLEOs from fiscal years 2010 through 2017; (2) the extent to which select agencies accurately reported purchases of firearms and ammunition in publicly-available data; and (3) inventory controls in place at HHS, EPA, and IRS. This is a public version of a sensitive report that GAO issued in October 2018. Information that HHS, IRS, and the Transportation Security Administration deemed sensitive has been omitted. GAO recommends that the Director of ICE update ICE's contracting process to provide the name of the agency funding the purchase of firearms and ammunition to improve the accuracy of publicly available data. ICE concurred with the recommendation |
| Notes |
"December 2018"--Cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF cover page (GAO, viewed December 14, 2018) |
| Subject |
Administrative agencies -- Inventory control -- United States -- Evaluation
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Government property -- United States -- Inventories
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Firearms -- United States -- Inventories
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Administrative agencies -- United States -- Equipment and supplies -- Inventories
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Administrative agencies -- Equipment and supplies.
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Firearms.
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Government property.
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United States.
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Inventories.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Goodwin, Gretta L
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