Reserves' Reported Facilities Backlog Now Exceeds $2 Billion; Acquisition Planning Questioned

Abstract

In 1970 Defense Reserve components reported a $1.2 billion backlog of facility needs. Between fiscal years 1970 and 1979, the Congress provided over $1 billion to meet these needs. However, the backlog has continued to grow, until it is now estimated at over $2 billion. This report points out that: 1. The backlog overstates the Reserves needs for construction funds and therefore does not provide the Congress with an accurate indication of needs. 2. By strengthening State Reserve Force facility boards, the Reserves could satisfy many of their facility needs in amore timely manner and at less cost by making greater use of existing facilities and by consolidating requirements into fewer, but larger facilities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 19, 1980
Accession Number
AD1169058

Entities

People

  • Elmer B. Staats

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air National Guard
  • Aircraft Maintenance
  • Aircrafts
  • Army Facilities
  • Budgets
  • California
  • Costs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Analysis
  • Engineers
  • Governments
  • Maintenance
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Facilities
  • National Guard
  • North Carolina
  • Training
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Educational Psychology
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.