An Evaluation of the Department of Defense Domestic Base Factors Report.
Abstract
By one account, in Fiscal Year 1977 the Defense Department spent nearly $10.7 billion for Base Operating Support functions. The Army, for the same period, spent $3.4 billion. Less than 10% of the DOD budget in that year, it still represents a substantial amount of money. Congressional interest in just what constituted Base Operating Support functions and why they cost so much caused a new annual DOD report to be generated in 1978. The Domestic Base Factors Report (DBFR) attempts to answer those questions. The purpose of this thesis is to examine the report and determine to what extent it satisfies its objective. Emphasis is placed on the U.S. Army sections of the report. Separate chapters treat the subjects of explaining what Base Operating Support (BOS) functions are and how they are financed; the background and purpose of the DBFR; a description of the DBFR format and content; the precautions to be taken when trying to use the data in the DBFR; an analysis of some data and potential uses; and recommendations for improving the report. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA072580
Entities
People
- Henry Michael Scarangella
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School