Intelligence Community Analysis of Alternatives Approach for a New Site Reflects Most Characteristics of a High-Quality Process
Abstract
NGA, a defense agency and element of the Intelligence Community, provides geospatial intelligence to military and intelligence operations to support national security priorities. It currently operates out of two primary facilities - its headquarters in Springfield, Virginia, and its NGA West campus in St. Louis, Missouri. In 2012, NGA determined that a new location for its NGA West facilities was necessary to meet security standards and better support its national security mission. NGA estimates that the construction of the new campus will cost about $945 million. GAO was asked to evaluate the AOA process that NGA used to select the site for its new campus. This report (1) describes the process NGA used, including the key factors it considered and (2) evaluates the extent to which the AOA process met best practices for such analyses. GAO visited the existing NGA West campus and the final four alternative sites that were considered, analyzed and assessed reports and information that document NGA's AOA process for selecting the site, and interviewed relevant officials about the process. GAO evaluated NGA's process against best practices identified by GAO as characteristics of a high-quality, reliable AOA process.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 2017
- Accession Number
- AD1167424
Entities
People
- Brian J. Lepore
- Brian Mazanec
- Chris Businsky
- George Depaoli
- Jamilah Moon
- Jennifer Leotta
- Jim Ashley
- Joanne Landesman
- Joseph Thompson
- Richard Johnson
- Sally Williamson
- Tracy Barnes
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office