United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2004-05-27 monographic deposited born digital 57 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-583 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-583 P0b002ee18039f0e2 f:d04583 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-583 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-583 GAO-04-583 Appropriation accounts Congressional oversight Defense economic analysis Military appropriations Military housing Planning programming budgeting Privatization Reprogramming of appropriated funds Budget requests Other Written Product A10175 The military services have owned and operated much housing on their installations but increasingly are privatizing housing, relying on the private sector to manage the renovation, construction, and maintenance of existing and new homes for military families. Funding to operate and maintain existing government-owned housing is provided through the family housing operation and maintenance (O&M) appropriations. The amount of funding required varies based on a number of factors, including how quickly privatization occurs to reduce requirements for government-owned housing. As requested, this report discusses the (1) services' assumptions and methods used to develop budget requests and how well their budget justifications explain the impact of privatization on family housing O&M funds and (2) the extent to which Congress has visibility over the services' reprogramming of family housing O&M funds. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-583/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-583.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-583/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-583.pdf GAO-04-583 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-583 Other Written Product GAO-04-583; Military Housing: Opportunities Exist to Better Explain Family Housing O&M Budget Requests and Increase Visibility Over Reprogramming of Funds; Appropriation accounts Congressional oversight Defense economic analysis Military appropriations Military housing Planning programming budgeting Privatization Reprogramming of appropriated funds Budget requests Public Law 104-106 Public Law 108-132