Description
Each Program Office/Commodity Type has a responsibility to maintain a complete inventory of all government owned ST/STE property. Through the eTIMS system, the Program Office receives a listing of any new ST/STE that has been created to support the weapon system. This information needs to be inserted into the DPAS database, so the Program Office has a complete inventory of all government owned ST/STE.

Recommended
Create an import to add new ST/STE into DPAS.

Mission Critical
Mission Critical. In order to be FIAR audit compliant, the program office must be able to reconcile/manage their inventories within DPAS.

Benefits
This correction will reduce Time/Cost for adding new ST/STE and ensures Accuracy and Accountability of DoD owned ST/STE. It is mandated that the complete list of all DoD owned ST/STE property be managed in DPAS. Currently, it is cost prohibitive to manually add large numbers of new ST/STE through the on-line DPAS system.

Users
All users, it is vital to know all ST/STE owned by the DoD to support the weapon system. The users need to know what ST/STE is available to maintain the weapon system.