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 2005-05-12 monographic deposited born digital 58 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-433 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-433 P0b002ee180397bf9 f:d05433 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-433 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-433 GAO-05-433 Cost analysis Defense cost control Defense economic analysis Economic analysis Fair market value Military facilities Privatization Program evaluation Strategic planning Electric utilities Contract oversight Performance measures Program goals or objectives Other Written Product A24017

Department of Defense (DOD) installations have about 2,600 electric, water, wastewater, and natural gas utility systems valued at about $50 billion. In 1997, DOD decided that utility privatization was the preferred method for improving utility systems and services and the Congress approved legislative authority for privatizing utility systems at military installations with Public Law No. 105-85. Because of the costs and long-term implications of DOD's utility privatization program, GAO reviewed the program to determine (1) the program's status, (2) whether the services' estimates of long-term savings from utility privatization projects are reliable, (3) how DOD implements the fair market value requirement for conveyed utility systems, and (4) whether other issues impact the effectiveness of DOD's execution of the program. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-433/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-433.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-433/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-433.pdf GAO-05-433 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-433 Other Written Product GAO-05-433; Defense Infrastructure: Management Issue Requiring Attention in Utility Privatization; Cost analysis Defense cost control Defense economic analysis Economic analysis Fair market value Military facilities Privatization Program evaluation Strategic planning Electric utilities Contract oversight Performance measures Program goals or objectives Title 10 Section 2688 10 U.S.C. 2688 Public Law 105-85 Public Law 108-136