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 2007-06-28 monographic deposited born digital 26 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-1039T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1039T P0b002ee180371e99 f:d071039t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1039T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1039T GAO-07-1039T Air Force facilities Construction contracts Contract administration Contract performance Contractor payments Cost analysis Cost overruns Internal controls International agreements Military cost control Military forces Performance management Program evaluation Risk management Schedule slippages Testimony A71613 According to the Air Force, the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center (KMCC), an over 800,000 square-foot facility, is currently the Department of Defense's largest single-facility project under construction. It is intended to provide lodging, dining, shopping, and entertainment for thousands of U.S. military and civilian personnel and their families in the Kaiserslautern, Germany, area. Initial costs for the KMCC were estimated at about $150 million, with funding coming from a variety of appropriated and nonappropriated fund sources. The construction for the project, which began in late 2003, was originally scheduled to be completed in early 2006. This testimony discusses GAO findings to date related to the KMCC. The testimony describes (1) current problems facing the KMCC, (2) causes for identified problems, and (3) the effect of problems identified and their implications for future projects in Germany. To address our objectives, we interviewed officials from the U.S. Air Force, Army and Air Force Exchange Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and German government. We also conducted a site visit and reviewed relevant KMCC documents. We plan to continue our work and make recommendations to the Air Force as appropriate. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1039T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1039T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1039T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1039T.pdf GAO-07-1039T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1039T Testimony GAO-07-1039T; Military Construction: Observations on Mismanagement of the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center; Air Force facilities Construction contracts Contract administration Contract performance Contractor payments Cost analysis Cost overruns Internal controls International agreements Military cost control Military forces Performance management Program evaluation Risk management Schedule slippages