Defense Reutilization And Marketing Service Public

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Download or read book Defense Surplus Equipment Disposal written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Defense Surplus Equipment Disposal: Background Information Summary The Department of Defense (DOD) through the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) component called DLA Disposition Services [formerly the Defense Utilization and Marketing Service (DRMS)] has a policy for disposing of government equipment and supplies considered surplus or deemed unnecessary [...] The effort to dispose of surplus military equipment dates back to the end of World War II when the Federal government sought to reduce a massive inventory of surplus military equipment by making such equipment available to civilians. [...] The primary focus of the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service is to protect national security by ensuring property is properly identified for reutilization and disposition and not released for public sale when to do so would jeopardize national security. [...] DLA Disposition Services is responsible for property reuse (including the disposal and sale of surplus and excess defense equipment and supplies), precious metal recovery, recycling, hazardous property disposal, and the demilitarization of military equipment. [...] Disposal is the final stage before the property leaves DOD's control.2 In some cases, the act of demilitarization-destroying the item's military offensive and defensive capability-accomplishes the intent of disposal.