Audit Report: IG-0589

Transfer of Excess Personal Property From the Nevada Test Site to the Community Reuse Organization

Office of Inspector General

March 12, 2003

March 11, 2003

Transfer of Excess Personal Property From the Nevada Test Site to the Community Reuse Organization

Certain excess personal property transferred by Nevada to the Community Reuse Organization (CRO) was not in the best interest of the taxpayers. For instance, in February 2002, Nevada transferred a drill rig to the CRO, which ultimately sold it to an equipment broker located in Texas. This broker was not involved in local community transition activities. The equipment broker originally sent a request to purchase the equipment to Nevada in June 2001. Before acting on the broker's request, Nevada offered the equipment to other Department sites and other Federal agencies, but did not receive any requests for the equipment. Rather than offer the drill rig competitively through the General Services Administration, however, Nevada instructed the CRO to purchase the drill rig, for future sale to the equipment broker.

  • Audit Report: IG-0589 (4.77 MB)
    Certain excess personal property transferred by Nevada to the
    Community Reuse Organization (CRO) was not in the best interest of
    the taxpayers. For instance, in February 2002, Nevada transferred a
    drill rig to the CRO, which ultimately sold it to an equipment broker
    located in Texas. This broker was not involved in local community
    transition activities. The equipment broker originally sent a request to
    purchase the equipment to Nevada in June 2001. Before acting on the
    broker's request, Nevada offered the equipment to other Department
    sites and other Federal agencies, but did not receive any requests for
    the equipment. Rather than offer the drill rig competitively through
    the General Services Administration, however, Nevada instructed the
    CRO to purchase the drill rig, for future sale to the equipment broker.