United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1994-12-09 monographic deposited born digital 19 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-95-60 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-60 P0b002ee180394f4f f:ns95060 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-60 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-60 NSIAD-95-60 Mechanical engineering Navigation aids Radar equipment Equipment maintenance Intercontinental ballistic missiles Cost effectiveness analysis Air Force facilities Federal agency reorganization Agency missions Federal property management Minuteman Missile Peacekeeper Missile Air Force Metrology and Calibration Program Letter Report NSIAD The justification for closing the Aerospace Guidance and Metrology Center at Newark Air Force Base is unclear. To date, this is the only depot closure where almost all of the work may be privatized-in-place. GAO believes that it merits careful consideration before implementation proceeds. Several issues associated with this privatization are barriers to its implementation. Also, some projected costs are rising, while others are yet to be determined. One-time closure costs have doubled during the past year and may still be underestimated. As a result, the payback period may increase to more than 100 years--depending on the assumptions used. Moreover, projected costs of post-privatization operations could exceed the cost of current Air Force operations and reduce or eliminate projected savings. This report also discusses other closure and privatization matters that call into question the viability of the Air Force's planned action. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-60/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-60.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-60/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-60.pdf GAO/NSIAD-95-60 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-60 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-95-60; Aerospace Guidance and Metrology Center: Cost Growth and Other Factors Affect Closure and Privatization; Mechanical engineering Navigation aids Radar equipment Equipment maintenance Intercontinental ballistic missiles Cost effectiveness analysis Air Force facilities Federal agency reorganization Agency missions Federal property management Minuteman Missile Peacekeeper Missile Air Force Metrology and Calibration Program