DEFENSE INFRASTRUCTURE: Changes in Funding Priorities and Management Processes Needed to Improve Condition and Reduce Costs of Guard and Reserve Facilities

Abstract

Funding for maintaining and constructing reserve component facilities has increased. Obligations for facility maintenance rose by about 70 percent from fiscal year 1998 to fiscal year 2002 and annual appropriations for military construction rose 49 percent from fiscal year 1998 to fiscal year 2003. Despite the increases, reserve components rated the condition of 64 percent of their facilities as inadequate, and GAOs visits to installations document the deteriorated condition of facilities. While GAO did not see any facilities that were not in use, the upcoming base realignment and closure round is expected to include an evaluation of reserve component facilities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2003
Accession Number
AD1171982

Entities

People

  • Barry W. Holman
  • Mark Little

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air National Guard
  • Base Closures
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Business Administration
  • California
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Infrastructure
  • Lessons Learned
  • Maintenance
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Facilities
  • National Guard
  • National Security
  • Naval Air Stations
  • Repair Shops
  • Training
  • United States
  • Websites

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  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Economics
  • Personnel Management and Statistics in the Military and Department of Defense