The DoD Inspector General this week released an “Audit of Depot-Level Reparable Items at Tobyhanna Army Depot (DODIG-2021-043). According to the IG, “CECOM addressed challenges to parts availability within the planning process for depot-level repairs performed at Tobyhanna. Specifically, CECOM developed process improvements and initiated corrective action plans to address parts availability challenges that caused schedule slippages and inaccuracies in bills of material (parts listings) for C5ISR weapon systems. However, CECOM and Tobyhanna faced challenges in other aspects of the depot-level repair process for C5ISR items. These challenges may affect future parts availability and timeliness.”

The IG went on to recommend that, “…the CECOM Commander:

• evaluate the implementation of the corrective actions designed to improve parts availability and determine whether these corrective actions resolved the challenges identified;
• submit the 463 manufacturer parts that we identified as meeting the criteria for National Stock Number (NSN) assignment to the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Logistics Information Service for NSN assignment;
• analyze transactions from February 1, 2020, through the present to identify additional manufacturer parts that meet the NSN assignment criteria and submit those parts for NSN assignment; and
• establish a formal process or procedure for identifying parts that meet the NSN assignment criteria and submitting those parts to the DLA Logistics Information Service for NSN assignment.”

The IG also recommend “…that the Tobyhanna Army Depot Commander establish procedures to ensure that depot personnel accurately process demand history adjustment transactions and report them in a timely manner to the DLA for all DLA-managed NSNs procured outside the DLA supply system.”