The Installation Funding Dilemma

Abstract

Five years after the U.S. Army created the Installation Management Agency in 2003 inadequate funding continues to constrain improvement in Army infrastructure and installation services. Unfortunately, the resulting pressures imposed on the Army's operations and maintenance and military construction (MILCON) accounts have inflicted a detrimental effect upon installation support. However, this is not only a recent phenomenon nor is it likely to change soon. The recurrent necessity to finance competing needs within the Congress, the Department of Defense, and the Army imposes an unrelenting dilemma for decision makers. This paper provides a framework for understanding the current dilemma as it affects installation support by tracing its roots and proposing a solution for balancing funding and installation requirements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 04, 2008
Accession Number
ADA493805

Entities

People

  • Joseph P. Moore

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Base Closures
  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Mail
  • Financial Management
  • Governments
  • Infrastructure
  • Maintenance
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Budgets
  • Money
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Recreation
  • United States
  • War Colleges

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