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 2008-06-25 monographic deposited born digital 30 p. GA 1.13:GAO-08-923T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-923T P0b002ee180375caa f:d08923t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-923T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-923T GAO-08-923T Air Force bases Air Force facilities Air Force personnel Air Force procurement Construction contracts Construction costs Contract modifications Cost analysis Erroneous payments Expense claims Facility construction Facility management Federal property management Financial management Foreign governments Funds management Internal controls Military cost control Military facilities Military facility construction Military forces Policy evaluation Schedule slippages Cost estimates Policies and procedures Kaiserslautern Military Community Center (KMCC) Testimony A82530 The Kaiserslautern Military Community Center (KMCC) is one of many projects initiated at Ramstein Air Base to upgrade capabilities of the base as a result of the consolidation of military bases in Europe. The KMCC is intended to provide lodging, dining, shopping, and entertainment for thousands of U.S. military and civilian personnel and their families in the area. Construction on the project, which began in late 2003, was originally scheduled to be completed in early 2006. On June 28, 2007, GAO testified that construction deficiencies and mismanagement had drawn into question when the project would be completed and at what cost. This testimony discusses updated findings related to the KMCC project. The testimony describes (1) the current status of the KMCC construction project, (2) whether oversight and internal control improvements have been made by the Air Force since GAO's last testimony, and (3) if other projects recently completed in the KMCC area have experienced problems similar to those affecting the KMCC. To address the objectives, GAO interviewed officials from the U.S. Air Force, Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), Air Force Services Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of State, and German government. GAO also conducted site visits and reviewed project plans, cost estimates, completion analyses, and other relevant KMCC documents. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-923T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-923T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-923T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-923T.pdf GAO-08-923T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-923T Testimony GAO-08-923T; Military Construction: Kaiserslautern Military Community Center Project Continues to Experience Problems; Air Force bases Air Force facilities Air Force personnel Air Force procurement Construction contracts Construction costs Contract modifications Cost analysis Erroneous payments Expense claims Facility construction Facility management Federal property management Financial management Foreign governments Funds management Internal controls Military cost control Military facilities Military facility construction Military forces Policy evaluation Schedule slippages Cost estimates Policies and procedures Kaiserslautern Military Community Center (KMCC)