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 2007-11-09 monographic deposited born digital 59 p. GA 1.13:GAO-08-20 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-20 P0b002ee18039cb18 f:d0820 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-20 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-20 GAO-08-20 Army facilities Army personnel Base closures Base realignments Disease detection or diagnosis Federal facility relocation Health care services Military personnel Physicians Program evaluation Program management Program implementation DOD Base Realignment and Closure Program Other Written Product A78112 The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) provision required the Department of Defense (DOD) to close the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP). GAO was asked to address the status and potential impact of implementing this BRAC provision. This report discusses (1) key services AFIP provides to the military and civilian communities; (2) DOD's plans to terminate, relocate, or outsource services currently provided by AFIP; and (3) the potential impacts of disestablishing AFIP on military and civilian communities. New legislation requires DOD to consider this GAO report as it develops its plan for the reorganization of AFIP. GAO reviewed DOD's plans, analysis, and other relevant information, and interviewed officials from the public and private sectors. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-20/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-20.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-20/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-20.pdf GAO-08-20 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-20 Other Written Product GAO-08-20; Military Base Realignments and Closures: Impact of Terminating, Relocating, or Outsourcing the Services of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology; Army facilities Army personnel Base closures Base realignments Disease detection or diagnosis Federal facility relocation Health care services Military personnel Physicians Program evaluation Program management Program implementation DOD Base Realignment and Closure Program Volume 90 Page 923 Volume 90 Page 934-36 90 Stat. 923 90 Stat. 934-36 Volume 115 Page 1012 115 Stat. 1012 Volume 121 Page 112 121 Stat. 112 Public Law 94-361 Public Law 100-578 Public Law 101-510 Public Law 107-107 Public Law 110-28