Congressional Request for Audit of General and Flag Officers' Quarters and Distinguished Visitors' Quarters at Bolling Air Force Base

Abstract

This audit is the result of a Congressional request from Senator Sam Nunn to review 13 allegations of mismanagement of funds for General and Flag Officers' Quarters (GFOQ) and Distinguished Visitors' Quarters (DVQ) at Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, DC. For FYs 1988 through 1990 the Air Force spent $3.3 million on 40 GFOQ and $206,000 on 3 DVQ at Bolling Air Force Base. Since 1984, Congress has required DoD to submit a detailed budget justification for maintenance and repair projects for each GFOQ. To control expenditures for these high-cost units, Congress required that the total expenditures for maintenance and repair on each GFOQ be limited to $25,000 per year unless specifically included in the annual budget justification. In addition, DoD must notify Congress when maintenance and repair costs for a unit will exceed the amount in the approved budget by the lesser of 25 percent or $5,000, or when the $25,000 threshold will be exceeded for a unit that was not identified in the budget. Funding for GFOQ is included as part of the Family Housing Defense appropriation. For FYs 1988 through 1990, DoD expended $56 million in maintenance, repair, and improvements for GFOQ. In FY 1990, DoD operated 990 GFOQ, of which 137 were located in the National Capital Region. DVQ are unaccompanied personnel housing for temporary duty officers of the rank of colonel or captain (0-6) and above. DVQ are operated as nonappropriated fund instrumentalities. Costs to operate, maintain, and improve these facilities are jointly funded from appropriated and nonappropriated funds. Congress has not imposed specific funding limitations or reporting requirements on DVQ.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 17, 1992
Accession Number
ADA377236

Entities

People

  • Carolyn R. Milbourn
  • David K. Steensma
  • John M. Delaware
  • Robert A. Mcgriff
  • Wayne K. Million

Organizations

  • Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

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  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Budgets
  • Business Administration
  • Civil Engineering
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Analysis
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Governments
  • Maintenance Costs
  • Money
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • United States

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