Defense Infrastructure: Army Has a Process to Manage Litigation Costs for the Military Housing Privatization Initiative
Abstract
Why GAO Did This Study In 1996, Congress enacted the MHPI, which provided the Department of Defense with a variety of authorities that may be used to obtain private sector financing and management to repair, renovate, construct, and operate military family housing. The Army has invested $1.97 billion and the private sector has invested $12.6 billion in the initial development of MHPI projects at 44 installations. The Senate report accompanying a proposed version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 mandated GAO to examine the Army s litigation costs related to MHPI, specifically any litigation costs not accounted for during the MHPI s annual budget process. This report examines the extent to which the Army has implemented its process to manage funds for litigation not accounted for in the budget and identifies any effects that the litigation and audit costs have had on managing the MHPI projects. To conduct its work, GAO examined the Army s process for managing litigation, interviewed Army officials, and analyzed documents to determine whether litigation and audit costs have had any effects on managing the MHPI projects. GAO is not making recommendations in this report. DOD provided technical comments on a draft of this report, which were incorporated as appropriate
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2014
- Accession Number
- ADA598452
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office