Privatization of Military Family Housing
Abstract
This paper is designed both to familiarize base legal office attorneys with privatization, and to point out what I believe are some potential problems with privatization of military family housing as it is currently being implemented. This paper examines how the Department of the Army and the Department of the Navy are currently implementing the Congressional authority for military family housing privatization. Enforcement mechanisms of the various projects in the event of default or failure to perform by the contractor will also be examined. The paper will discuss some potential issue areas that I believe should be considered before an installation undertakes a military family housing privatization project. Finally, I will conclude with some recommendations that hopefully will help with the privatization process. It should be noted at the outset that this is not the first attempt by the DoD to privatize military housing. The Capehart and Wherry Housing programs, attempted in the 1950's and 1960's, were similar to the housing initiative now under way. These efforts failed, and eventually the government condemned and demolished such housing. Any installation considering a privatization project would be well served to study the lessons learned from these past failed attempts.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 17, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA351439
Entities
People
- Patrick W. Moudy
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology