Base Realignment and Closure: Another Option.

Abstract

The prevailing belief within the Department of Defense (DOD) and the federal government is there is a need for an additional round of Base Realignment and Closures (BRAC) because DOD still has an estimated 18% excess infrastructure. Assuming that is true, perhaps the next round of BRAC should be premised on deactivation and mothballing or leasing rather than deactivation and disposition of the property. There are many contentious issues related to BRAC including: unrealistic land revenue sales estimates, unreliable savings projections, incomplete cost data, impact of environmental issues, the measure of excess capacity and future expansion requirements. BRAC should be recognized for what it is, an infrastructure reduction program, not a budget windfall. Mothballing is not only a viable alternative to disposition, in an uncertain world, it may be the wisest.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 05, 1997
Accession Number
ADA326659

Entities

People

  • Raymond W. Carpenter

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Facilities
  • Ammunition
  • Base Closures
  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Economic Impact
  • Environment
  • Environmental Restoration And Remediation
  • Federal Budgets
  • Industrial Plants
  • Law
  • Military Science
  • National Governments
  • Navy
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Economics
  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.