Effective immediately, Handbook AS-701, Material Management, is revised to update the policy for reporting and disposing of Information Technology (IT)-controlled items.
Handbook AS-701, Material Management
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6 Asset Recovery: Redistribution, Recycling, and Disposal
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62 Material Identification and Reporting
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624 Reporting of Inactive Inventory
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624.2 Reporting Methods
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624.24 Special Equipment Reporting
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[Add new section 624.245 to read as follows:]
624.245 Information Technology Equipment
Report excess, obsolete, or nonrepairable Information Technology (IT) equipment (e.g., computers, laptops, printers, digital copiers, fax machines, Blackberries, and cell phones) to the supporting IT organization for disposition. IT updates its AIMS database and provides disposition instructions to the reporting activity.
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63 Redistribution
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633 Return/Transfer Process
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633.4 Transfer Between Postal Service Activities
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633.44 Special Equipment Redistribution
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[Revise the title and text of 633.446 to read as follows:]
633.446 Information Technology Equipment
Redistribution of IT equipment (e.g., computers, laptops, printers, digital copiers, Blackberries, fax machines, and cell phones) is controlled by the supporting IT organization. IT equipment is only transferred or reassigned to another activity or person with direction from the supporting IT organization.
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64 Recycling and Disposal
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646 Proprietary Items Requiring Special Processing
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[Revise the title and text of 646.10 to read as follows:]
646.10 Information Technology Equipment
Contact the supporting IT organization for proper reporting and disposal instructions for all IT equipment (e.g., computers, laptops, printers, digital copiers, fax machines, Blackberries, and cell phones).
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We will incorporate this revision into the next online version of Handbook AS-701 available on the Postal Service PolicyNet website:
n Go to http://blue.usps.gov.
n Under “Essential Links” in the left-hand column, click PolicyNet.
n On the PolicyNet page, click HBKs.
(The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet website is http://blue.usps.gov/cpim.)
— Asset Management Performance and Accountability, Supply Management, 10-20-11
