Cutting Commissaries: Approaches to Downsizing a Government Program
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Authors
Hansen, Stephen
Pizzini, Mina
Brien, Spencer
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Advisors
Date of Issue
2018-06
Date
June 2018
Publisher
IMA (Institute of Management Accountants)
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Abstract
The U.S. military has a long-standing tradition of caring for its own. Since 1879, the Department of Defense (DoD) has supplemented military pay by operating commissaries that provide grocery, meat, and produce items at low cost to military personnel, retirees, and their families. The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA), a component of the DoD,
runs the commissary system, which serves all branches of
the U.S. military.
“DeCA’s mission is to deliver a premier commissary benefit to the armed services community that encourages an exciting shopping experience; satisfies customer demand for quality grocery and household products; and delivers exceptional savings while enhancing quality of life; fostering recruitment, retention and readiness, and supporting warfighters’ peace of mind, knowing that their families have secure and affordable access to American products.”
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Article
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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6 p.
Citation
Stephen Hansen, Mina Pizzini, Spencer Brien. "Cutting Commissaries: Approaches to Downsizing a Government Program." IMA Educational Case Journal, Vol.11, No.2, Art. 2, June 2018.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.