Military Base Closures: Assessment of DOD's 2004 Report on the Need for a Base Realignment and Closure Round

Abstract

The Defense Base Realignment and Closure Act of 1990, as amended, required the Department of Defense (DOD) to address several base realignment and closure (BRAC) issues in 2004 for the 2005 BRAC round to proceed. The requirements included reporting on a 20-year force structure plan, an inventory of military installations, and separately adopting selection criteria for the upcoming round. The legislation also required DOD to certify whether an additional BRAC round was needed, and, if so, that annual net savings would be realized not later than fiscal year 2011. If the certifications were provided, GAO was required to evaluate DOD's submissions and report to Congress. DOD reported on March 23, 2004, and provided the certifications. In this report GAO evaluates (1) DOD's responsiveness to legislative requirements; (2) the force structure plan, infrastructure inventory, and selection criteria; (3) other key issues included in DOD's report; and (4) DOD's certification regarding the need for an additional BRAC round.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 17, 2004
Accession Number
AD1153001

Entities

People

  • Barry W. Holman

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Base Closures
  • Budgets
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Analysis
  • Economic Impact
  • Environment
  • Financial Management
  • House Of Representatives
  • Law
  • Lessons Learned
  • Money
  • National Security
  • Navy
  • Personnel Management
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • United States

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