Military Base Realignments and Closures: Observations Related to the 2005 Round
Abstract
This correspondence is in follow-up to our August 1, 2007, meeting to discuss your concerns about changes in the cost and savings estimates and the potential loss of expertise and experience from the closure of Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, among other issues, since the recommendation to close Fort Monmouth as part of the Department of Defense's (DOD) 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round became effective. To prepare this correspondence, we relied on our report on the 2005 BRAC decision-making process and our testimonies before the Commission in May 2005 and July 2005. Additionally, we reviewed the Commission's final report and included information from that report, where applicable, to provide context for how the issues we previously identified were addressed by the Commission. We limited the scope of this correspondence to those issues raised in our report and testimonies on the 2005 BRAC decision-making process, but included updated information from our BRAC work issued since 2005, as appropriate. Our previous work on which this correspondence was based was performed in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 06, 2007
- Accession Number
- ADA475180
Entities
People
- Brian J. Lepore
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office