Military Construction: Process and Outcomes

Abstract

Military installations often provide the most tangible evidence of the economic impact of the Department of Defense (DOD) on local communities. and demonstrate American commitment to foreign countries. Congress provides DOD with a military construction appropriation of several billion dollars annually and authorizes the Secretary of Defense and the military departments of the Army, Air Force, and Navy to plan, program, design, and build the runways, piers, warehouses, barracks, schools, hospitals, child development centers, and other facilities needed to support U.S. military forces at home and overseas. This military base footprint, from the largest base to the smallest reserve center, reflects both a federal investment in local communities and a local investment in national defense.This report outlines the end-to-end military construction process by which DOD and Congress act together to build that footprint, beginning with the realization of the need for a facility and ending with its dedication and the opening of its doors for occupancy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 14, 2016
Accession Number
AD1024167

Entities

People

  • Daniel H. Else

Organizations

  • Congressional Research Service

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Base Closures
  • Business Administration
  • Civil Engineering
  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Facilities
  • Military Families
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Economics
  • Facility/Structural Engineering.