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 2006-06-30 monographic deposited born digital 67 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-641 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-641 P0b002ee180386870 f:d06641 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-05-04 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-641 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-641 GAO-06-641 Construction costs Consulates Cost analysis Cost overruns Embassies Future budget projections Government facility construction Schedule slippages Strategic planning Cost estimates New embassy compound Operations and maintenance costs Capital Security Construction Program Other Written Product A56204 In response to 2 bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa in 1998, the Department of State embarked on a $21 billion program to replace 201 insecure and dilapidated diplomatic facilities. In November 2004, GAO reported that State's Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), which manages the construction program, had implemented reforms to its planning, design, construction, and funding processes designed to expedite the construction process and prevent cost overruns that were common to previous State diplomatic construction programs. This report updates GAO's earlier report, by discussing OBO's completion rates and costs for embassy construction projects and the impact the reforms and other factors have on completion rates. It also discusses the changes in the costs for operating and maintaining these new facilities. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-641/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-641.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-641/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-641.pdf GAO-06-641 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-641 Other Written Product GAO-06-641; Embassy Construction: State Has Made Progress Constructing New Embassies, but Better Planning Is Needed for Operations and Maintenance Requirements; Construction costs Consulates Cost analysis Cost overruns Embassies Future budget projections Government facility construction Schedule slippages Strategic planning Cost estimates New embassy compound Operations and maintenance costs Capital Security Construction Program Volume 112 Page 2681 112 Stat. 2681 Volume 113 Page 1536 113 Stat. 1536 Public Law 105-277 Public Law 106-113