Audit of Naval Supply Systems Command Management of Inventory Items with No Demand for 5 Years or More

Date Issued

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Submitting OIG

Department of War OIG

Agencies Reviewed/Investigated

Department of War

Report Number

DODIG-2026-073

Report Type

Audit

Agency Wide

Yes

Number of Recommendations

Questioned Costs

Funds for Better Use

Report updated under NDAA 5274

Open Recommendations

This report has 3 open recommendations.

Recommendation Number	Significant Recommendation	Recommended Questioned Costs	Recommended Funds for Better Use
D-2026-0073-D000AW-0001-0001.a	No	$0	$0
Rec. 1.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support review inventory items with no demand for 5 years or more to determine whether the inventory items are still needed to sustain weapon systems and, if the inventory items are not needed, the Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support, should dispose of the unneeded inventory items.
D-2026-0073-D000AW-0001-0001.b	No	$0	$0
Rec. 1.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support update the economic retention model to include past storage costs when determining whether it is more economical to retain the inventory item than dispose of it and potentially repurchase the item.
D-2026-0073-D000AW-0001-0001.c	No	$22,900,000	$0
Rec. 1.c: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support update the procedures for their semiannual disposal review to proactively coordinate with the Naval Air Systems Command and the Naval Sea Systems Command to identify inventory items with no demand for 5 years or more that are not needed to sustain weapon systems and take action to dispose of those inventory items.