United States

General Accounting Office

Washington, D.C. 20548

 

National Security and

International Affairs Division

B-2 13706

April 25, 1990

The Honorable Mike Synar

Chairman, Subcommittee on Environment,

    Energy and Natural Resources

Committee on Government Operations

House of Representatives

Dear Mr. Chairman:

This report responds to your request that we evaluate the Army’s management and disposal of Decontamination Solution 2 (DS2). The report also provides information on the potential effects DS2 has on the readiness of weapon systems currently deployed and whether DS2 is being properly stored to prevent premature deterioration of containers.

As arranged with your office, unless you publicly announce its contents earlier, we plan no further distribution of this report until 30 days after its issue date. At that time we will send copies to the chairmen of other appropriate committees; the Secretaries of Defense, the Air Force, the Army, and the Navy; the Director, Office of Management and Budget; and other interested parties.

Please contact me at (202) 2754268 if you or your staff have any questions concerning this report. Other major contributors to this report are listed in appendix III.

Sincerely yours,

Nancy R. Kingsbury

Director

Air Force Issues