Defense Management: Additional Cost Information and Stakeholder Input Needed to Assess Military Posture in Europe

Abstract

In 2004, the Department of Defense (DOD) announced sweeping changes to restructure U.S. military presence overseas and reduce military posture in Europe. In August, 2010, the Secretary of Defense called for a review of DOD operations and activities to identify opportunities to decrease costs in order to free funds to support other DOD priorities. The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans' Affairs asked GAO to determine the extent to which the European Command (EUCOM) (1) estimates and reports the total cost of DOD's installations in Europe and (2) has defined methods for evaluating posture alternatives and including the views of interagency stakeholders in its posture planning process. To address these objectives, GAO assessed DOD plans and guidance, reviewed planning efforts in EUCOM, and collected obligations data from the military services for the military construction, family housing, and operation and maintenance appropriations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA537564

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combatant Commanders
  • Command Guidance
  • Congress
  • Cost Estimates
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Analysis
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Maintenance Costs
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States European Command
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Political science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.