Military Construction: Authorities, Process, and Frequently Asked Questions

Abstract

Congress appropriates several billion dollars annually to support the Department of Defense's (DOD's) worldwide military installations portfolio. Authorization for specific military construction (MILCON) projects - provided through the annual National Defense Authorization Act - enables the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the Army, Air Force, and Navy to plan, program, design, and build the runways, piers, warehouses, barracks, schools, hospitals, child development centers, and other facilities needed to support U.S. military forces at home and abroad. The end-to-end MILCON process by which DOD and Congress act together to build military facilities, beginning with the requirement for a facility, and ending with a completed structure, is lengthy and complex.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 26, 2019
Accession Number
AD1169934

Entities

People

  • G. J. Herrera

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Base Closures
  • Business Administration
  • Civil Engineering
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Environment
  • Financial Management
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Facilities
  • Military Families
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Guard
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.