Military Bases: Letters and Requests Received on Proposed Closures and
Realignments (Letter Report, 05/25/93, GAO/NSIAD-93-173S).
This supplement to the GAO report analyzing the Pentagon's selection
process for base closures and realignments (GAO/NSIAD-93-173, Apr. 1993)
contains letters written to GAO by many interested parties, including
Members of Congress, local government officials, and private citizens.
In some cases, the correspondence and attached materials, such as
analyses and evaluations, provided useful leads. In other instances,
the materials added support to issues GAO was actively pursuing.
Although GAO was unable to follow up on many of the issues because of
time constraints, it believes that this correspondence may be useful to
the Base Closure Commission as it considers the proposed closures and
realignments.
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REPORTNUM: NSIAD-93-173S
TITLE: Military Bases: Letters and Requests Received on Proposed
Closures and Realignments
DATE: 05/25/93
SUBJECT: Base closures
Base realignments
Military bases
Reductions in force
Site selection
Defense contingency planning
Records (documents)
Defense economic analysis
Military cost control
Future budget projections
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Supplement to a Report to the Congress and the Chairman, Defense Base
Closure and Realignment Commission
May 1993
MILITARY BASES - LETTERS AND
REQUESTS RECEIVED ON PROPOSED
CLOSURES AND REALIGNMENTS
GAO/NSIAD-93-173S
Military Bases
Abbreviations
=============================================================== ABBREV
Letter
=============================================================== LETTER
B-253062
Letter Date Goes Here
To the President of the Senate and the
Speaker of the House of Representatives
The Honorable James Courter
Chairman, Defense Base Closure and
Realignment Commission
This is a supplement to our report entitled Military Bases: Analysis
of DOD's Recommendations and Selection Process for Closures and
Realignments (GAO/NSIAD-93-173, Apr. 15, 1993).
Many interested parties, including Members of Congress, local
government officials, and private citizens, have sent us
correspondence on base closures. Several of these letters were from
multiple requesters and included attachments of data, analyses,
and/or evaluations. Additionally, some were delivered as part of a
briefing or explanatory presentation.
In some instances, the letters and material provided useful leads.
In other cases, the materials add support to issues we were actively
pursuing. We were not able to follow up on many of the issues or
points because of the limited time available to us. However, we
believe that the letters and materials may be helpful to the
Commission as it considers the proposed closures and realignments.
Consequently, we are providing all of the letters and materials to
the Commission for consideration. Appendix I contains copies of the
letters and some of the materials we received.
We are sending copies of this report to the Chairmen, Senate and
House Committees on Armed Services and Subcommittees on Defense,
Senate and House Committees on Appropriations; individual Members of
Congress; and the Secretaries of Defense, the Army, the Navy, and the
Air Force. We will also make copies available to others on request.
This supplement was prepared under the direction of Donna M.
Heivilin, Director, Defense Management and NASA Issues, who may be
reached on (202) 512-8412 if you or your staff have any questions.
Charles A. Bowsher
Comptroller General
of the United States
LETTERS AND OTHER MATERIAL
RECEIVED ON PROPOSED BASE CLOSURES
AND REALIGNMENTS
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Letter from a private citizen,
dated March 13, 1993, regarding
the proposed realignment of the
Defense Contract Management
District Mid-Atlantic in South
Philadelphia
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edition.)
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edition.)
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edition.)
Letter from the Honorable
Ernest F. Hollings, Member of
Congress, dated March 15, 1993,
regarding the methodology,
analytical data, and rationale
provided by the Navy to support
its base closure and
realignment recommendations
(See figure in printed
edition.)
Letters from the Honorable
Sherwood Boehlert, Member of
Congress, dated March 23, 1993,
regarding cost estimates for
base closure and realignment
recommendations made by the Air
Force
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edition.)
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edition.)
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edition.)
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edition.)
Letter from Paul S. Nahm, Base
Closure Defense Committee,
dated March 24, 1993, regarding
the Naval Air Station and Naval
Aviation Depot, Alameda,
California
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edition.)
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edition.)
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edition.)
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edition.)
Letter from Don Perata, Chair,
Alameda County Economic
Development Advisory Board,
dated March 25, 1993, regarding
the recommended closure of the
Naval Air Station and related
facilities in Alameda,
California
(See figure in printed
edition.)
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edition.)
Letter from the Honorable
Dianne Feinstein, Member of
Congress, dated March 26, 1993,
regarding the Navy's analyses
pertaining to four bases in
California
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edition.)
Letter from the Honorable
Robert A. Borski, Member of
Congress, dated March 31, 1993,
regarding the Naval Supply
Systems Command's report on the
consolidation of the Aviation
Supply Office and the Ships
Parts Control Center
(See figure in printed
edition.)
Letter from the Honorable Cliff
Stearns, Member of Congress,
dated April 1, 1993, regarding
the Navy's review of Naval Air
Station Cecil Field
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edition.)
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edition.)
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edition.)
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edition.)
Letter from Fred Meurer, City
Manager, City of Monterey,
dated April 2, 1993, regarding
the Defense Language Institute
at the Presidio of Monterey
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edition.)
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edition.)
Letter from Ross Haines, NADEP
NORVA Association, dated April
2, 1993, regarding the
Department of Defense's
recommendation to close NADEP
Norfolk
(See figure in printed
edition.)
Letter from V. Daniel R.
Guide, Jr., Ph.D., Assistant
Professor of Operations
Management, Old Dominion
University, dated April 5,
1993, regarding depot capacity,
inventory, and lead time
(See figure in printed
edition.)
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edition.)
Letter from a private citizen,
dated April 6, 1993, regarding
the proposed closure of the
Naval Aviation Depot and Naval
Air Station in Alameda,
California
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edition.)
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edition.)
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edition.)
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edition.)
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edition.)
Letter from a private citizen,
dated April 6, 1993, regarding
the Naval Aviation Depot and
Naval Air Station in Alameda,
California
(See figure in printed
edition.)
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edition.)
Letter from the Honorable Jim
Saxton, Member of Congress,
dated April 6, 1993, regarding
the Air Force's plan to use
Plattsburgh as a Mobile
Regional Contingency Center
(See figure in printed
edition.)
Letter from the Honorable Carl
Levin, the Honorable Donald W.
Riegle, Jr., and the Honorable
Nick Smith, Members of
Congress, dated April 9, 1993,
regarding base closures and
realignments recommended by the
Defense Logistics Agency
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edition.)
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edition.)
Letter from Thomas F.X.
Needles, Director, Washington
Office, State of Ohio, dated
April 13, 1993, regarding the
realignment of Air National
Guard units
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edition.)
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edition.)
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edition.)
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edition.)
Letter from the Honorable
George J. Mitchell, Member of
Congress, dated April 14, 1993,
regarding the Portsmouth Naval
Shipyard
(See figure in printed
edition.)
Letter from the Honorable James
P. Moran, Member of Congress,
dated, April 15, 1993, and
letter from Julian W. Fore,
Arthur Andersen & Co., dated
April 13, 1993, regarding the
Department of Defense's
recommendation to realign a
portion of the naval commands
presently located within the
National Capital Region
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edition.)
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edition.)
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edition.)
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edition.)
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edition.)
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edition.)
Letter from David R. Mosena,
Commissioner, Department of
Aviation, City of Chicago,
dated April 15, 1993, regarding
the Department of Defense's
recommendation to close and
relocate the military
installation at O'Hare
International Airport
(See figure in printed
edition.)
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edition.)
Letter from the Honorable Owen
B. Pickett and the Honorable
Norman Sisisky, Members of
Congress, dated April 20, 1993,
regarding the criteria used to
disestablish the Norfolk
Logistics Systems Business
Activity
(See figure in printed
edition.)