Defense Infrastructure: Overseas Master Plans Are Improving, But DOD Needs to Provide Congress Additional Information about the Military Buildup on Guam
Abstract
Over the next several years, implementation of the Department of Defense's (DoD) Integrated Global Presence and Basing Strategy will result in the realignment of U.S. forces and the construction of new facilities costing billions of dollars at installations overseas. The Senate and House reports accompanying the fiscal year 2004 military construction appropriation bill directed GAO to monitor DoD's overseas master plans and to provide congressional defense committees with assessments each year. The Senate report accompanying the fiscal year 2007 military construction appropriation bill directed GAO to review DoD's master planning effort for Guam as part of these annual reviews. This report, first, examines how the overseas plans have changed and the extent to which they address the challenges faced by DoD and, second, assesses the status of DoD's planning effort and the challenges associated with the buildup of military forces and infrastructure on Guam. GAO is not recommending executive action. However, Congress should require DoD to report on residual value and U.S. Pacific Command's (PACOM) training limitations, as well as periodically on its planning efforts for Guam and efforts to address various challenges. DoD believes congressional action is not necessary.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2007
- Accession Number
- ADA472147
Entities
People
- Brian J. Lepore
- Cheryl Weissman
- Erika Prochaska
- Kate Lenane
- Mark Little
- Nelsie Alcoser
- Roger Tomlinson
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office