Defense Infrastructure: Management Issues Requiring Attention in Utility Privatization

Abstract

Department of Defense (DOD) installations have about 2,600 electric, water, wastewater, and natural gas utility systems valued at about $50 billion. In 1997, DOD decided that utility privatization was the preferred method for improving utility systems and services and the Congress approved legislative authority for privatizing utility systems at military installations with Public Law No. 105-85. Because of the costs and long-term implications of DOD's utility privatization program, GAO reviewed the program to determine (1) the program's status, (2) whether the services' estimates of long-term savings from utility privatization projects are reliable, (3) how DOD implements the fair market value requirement for conveyed utility systems, and (4) whether other issues impact the effectiveness of DOD's execution of the program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2005
Accession Number
AD1166730

Entities

People

  • Barry W. Holman

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Budgets
  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Contract Administration
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Estimates
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Analysis
  • Governments
  • House Of Representatives
  • Infrastructure
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Money
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Political science

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