Military Base Closures: Observations on Preparations for the Upcoming Base Realignment and Closure Round

Abstract

GAOs work in examining lessons learned from prior BRAC rounds found that the prior legislation and the framework it outlined served the process well, and that it should provide a useful framework for a future round. Furthermore, the legislation and its implementation provided for checks and balances to ensure the integrity of the process. GAO has played a long-standing role as an independent and objective observer of the BRAC process. GAO has operated in a real-time setting and has had access to significant portions of the process as it has evolved, thus affording DOD an early opportunity to address any concerns GAO might identify. GAOs role in the 2005 round remains the same, and GAO has been observing the process since DOD began work on the 2005 round. Timely access to DOD data is key to fulfilling GAOs role.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 25, 2004
Accession Number
AD1151825

Entities

People

  • Barry W. Holman

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Accuracy
  • Base Closures
  • Budgets
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Analysis
  • Economic Impact
  • Environmental Restoration And Remediation
  • Financial Management
  • Governments
  • Infrastructure
  • Law
  • Lessons Learned
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • United States

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  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Systems Analysis and Design