Defense Infrastructure: DOD Needs to Improve the Accuracy of its Excess Capacity Estimates
Abstract
DOD has used the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process primarily to reduce excess infrastructure capacity, transform the force, and produce cost savings. DOD completed hundreds of base closures and realignments in previous BRAC rounds and intends to work with Congress to address remaining excess capacity. The NDAA for Fiscal Year 2016 required DOD to submit, among other things, a force structure plan and a categorical infrastructure inventory of worldwide military installations. In response, DOD submitted its infrastructure capacity report to Congress in October 2017. The NDAA included a provision for GAO to evaluate DODs report for accuracy and analytical sufficiency. In this report, GAO evaluates the extent to which (1) DOD's report included the required elements, and (2) DOD's methodology and analysis result inaccurate and analytically sufficient information on excess capacity. To conduct this work, GAO reviewed DOD's 2017 report and compared it with the statutory requirements and generally accepted research standards. GAO also interviewed DOD and military service officials.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 24, 2018
- Accession Number
- AD1157312
Entities
People
- Amie Lesser
- Brian J. Lepore
- Carol Dawn Petersen
- Clarice Nassif
- Gina Hoffman
- John Wren
- Kerstin Hudon
- Matt Spiers
- Patricia Donahue
- Ronald Bergman
- Terrance Lam
- Tracy Barnes
- Tristan To
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office