That's the thrust of the Defense Automation Resources Management Program. The program annually saves millions of dollars by transferring excess computer hardware within DoD and federal agencies, and even outside the federal government. The program prolongs the life of DoD computers and reduces procurement and operating costs for acquisition of new equipment. Items include disk drives, printers, computers, monitors, facsimiles, scanners and other equipment. The catalog lists every piece of equipment in detail and includes points of contact, phone numbers and locations.
Customers can examine the equipment, fill out necessary forms and request the equipment.
The customer incurs only shipping costs. However, if the requesting activity can pick up the equipment, it saves shipping costs.