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 2008-04-01 monographic deposited born digital 23 p. GA 1.13:GAO-08-602R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-602R P0b002ee18037e3c4 f:d08602r DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-602R machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-602R GAO-08-602R Base realignments Construction contracts Cost analysis Defense economic analysis Eligibility criteria Evaluation criteria Federal aid for highways Federal facilities Force structure Funds management Internal controls Military facilities Military facility construction Military forces Military personnel Population growth Program evaluation Public roads or highways Traffic regulation Cost estimates Defense Access Road Program DOD Base Realignment and Closure Program Correspondence A81491 The Department of Defense (DOD) is simultaneously implementing a number of force realignments that contribute to personnel growth at military installations throughout the United States. DOD plans to execute over 800 actions from the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round, which entail relocating over 123,000 personnel. Concurrent with its BRAC 2005 actions, DOD is also implementing or planning to implement other extensive worldwide transformation initiatives, which include relocating about 50,000 soldiers primarily from Europe and Korea to the United States; transforming the Army's force structure from an organization based on divisions to more rapidly deployable, brigade-based units (known as Army modularity); and increasing its active duty end strength by 92,000, all of which will affect DOD's facilities infrastructure. These force realignments will result in dramatic growth at some DOD installations across the United States. Based on data provided by the services, the DOD Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA) had identified, as of January 2008, 20 locations where expected growth as a result of force realignments in fiscal years 2006 through 2012 will adversely affect surrounding communities. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 mandated that we assess the impact on military installations caused by an increase in assigned forces or civilian personnel as a result of the 2005 BRAC or other force realignments. Our specific objectives were to (1) determine whether military facility requirements (including quality-of-life projects) will be met before the arrival of assigned forces and (2) determine whether DOD has programmed sufficient funding to mitigate community traffic congestion in accordance with the Defense Access Roads (DAR) program. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-602R/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-602R.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-602R/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-602R.pdf GAO-08-602R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-602R Correspondence GAO-08-602R; Defense Infrastructure: DOD Funding for Infrastructure and Road Improvements Surrounding Growth Installations; Base realignments Construction contracts Cost analysis Defense economic analysis Eligibility criteria Evaluation criteria Federal aid for highways Federal facilities Force structure Funds management Internal controls Military facilities Military facility construction Military forces Military personnel Population growth Program evaluation Public roads or highways Traffic regulation Cost estimates Defense Access Road Program DOD Base Realignment and Closure Program Public Law 110-181