VA Real Property: Realignment May Benefit from Adopting Elements of Defense Base Realignment and Closure Process, Provided Process Challenges Are Addressed

Abstract

Geographic shifts in the veterans' population, changes in health care delivery, aging infrastructure, and limited stakeholder involvement affect the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) efforts to align its services and real property portfolio to meet the needs of veterans. For example, a shift over time from inpatient to outpatient care will likely result in underutilized space once used for inpatient care. Further, the historic status of some VA facilities adds to the complexity of converting or disposing of them. In such instances, it is often difficult and costly for VA to modernize, renovate, and retrofit these older facilities. Key elements of the Department of Defense's (DOD) 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process could benefit VA's asset and infrastructure review.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 12, 2017
Accession Number
AD1167342

Entities

People

  • Brian J. Lepore
  • David J. Wise

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Base Closures
  • Capital Investments
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Electronic Mail
  • Force Structure
  • Geographic Regions
  • Governments
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Law
  • Money
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Economics
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.
  • Personnel Management and Statistics in the Military and Department of Defense

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  • Space