Definition

Noun: 1. Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service: The organization within the United States Defense Logistics Agency responsible for managing, evaluating, and selling surplus government property for reuse.

Usage Notes

• DRMS is a proper noun and an initialism (an abbreviation pronounced as individual letters: D-R-M-S). It refers to a specific, official U.S. government organization.
• It is typically used in formal, governmental, or military contexts related to logistics, surplus property, and asset disposal.
• As a proper noun, it is usually capitalized.

Examples

• The DRMS handled the auction of surplus military vehicles.
• All reusable equipment from the decommissioned base was transferred to the DRMS for evaluation and sale.
• Government agencies must follow DRMS procedures when declaring property as surplus.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used attributively (like an adjective) to describe related systems, processes, or personnel (e.g., DRMS catalog, DRMS official, DRMS regulations).

Variants and Related Words

• Defense Logistics Agency (DLA): The parent agency under which the DRMS operates.
• Surplus Property: The type of goods managed by the DRMS.

Synonyms

• (There are no direct common-language synonyms for this specific organization. In general context, one might refer to a "surplus disposal service" or "government asset sales office," but these are not equivalent to the official agency DRMS.)

Noun

1. the organization in the Defense Logistics Agency that inventories and evaluates and sells reusable United States government surplus