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Introduction. This report focuses on the effectiveness of pollution prevention plans and programs. This evaluation was initiated by a request from the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Environmental Security) to review segments of the DoD pollution prevention program. Currently, the DoD pollution prevention program is in its early stages of implementation. As a result of our evaluation survey, we decided to conduct an evaluation that focuses on the effectiveness of Military Departments' pollution prevention plans and programs. Evaluation Results. The Military Departments have developed strategic plans to comply with the pollution prevention requirements of the Executive Order and the DoD Comprehensive Pollution Prevention Strategy. However, 43 of the 51 organizations surveyed have not adequately addressed those requirements, resulting in pollution prevention plans not being finalized and program deficiencies occurring in funding, training, and awareness. As a result, the DoD has missed opportunities for cost avoidances through reduced health risks, decreased hazardous waste disposal, and lower compliance costs.Summary of Recommendations. We recommend that the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Logistics, and Environment), and the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Installation and Environment) develop procedures for oversight of pollution prevention audits, training pollution prevention personnel on their Service business based investment strategy, and formal training and awareness of pollution prevention personnel. We recommend the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Logistics, and Environment) require Army installations with draft pollution prevention plans to publish those plans. Finally, we recommend that the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Logistics, and Environment) establish an internet web page to publicize available Army supplemental environmental projects to all DoD entities. Evaluation BackgroundDiscussion. Over the past few years, pollution prevention has evolved from a recommended environmental management approach into a primary part of many laws, policies, and regulations. Federal laws such as the National Environmental Policy Act, the Pollution Prevention Act, and the Federal Facilities Compliance Act require Federal agencies to include environmental protection as part of their decisionmaking process. Besides those Acts, executive requirements such as those in Executive Order (EO) 12856, mandate that agencies commit to pollution prevention through source reduction in facility management and acquisition decisionmaking. The Military Departments have embraced pollution prevention and issued directives, instructions, and regulations that specifically describe program implementation requirements.Executive Order 12856. The President signed EO 12856 on August 3, 1993, "Federal Compliance with Community Right-to-Know Laws and Pollution Prevention Requirements." The order requires Federal agencies to lead pollution prevention efforts by managing materi...