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 1998-09-28 monographic deposited born digital 23 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-98-230 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-98-230 P0b002ee1803a224b f:ns98230 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-98-230 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-98-230 NSIAD-98-230 Decision making Naval bases Site selection Military downsizing Military operations Naval personnel Military cost control Federal agency reorganization Cost effectiveness analysis New York (NY) Letter Report NSIAD The Navy's process for selecting the headquarters site for its new northeast regional command contains weaknesses. In selecting the site, it is unclear to what extent the Navy followed its own criteria for establishing or modifying shore activities or fully assessed the comparative cost of establishing and operating the new headquarters at all locations being considered. The cost to move the command from Groton, Connecticut, to the Earle Naval Weapons Center in New Jersey may be higher than the Navy estimated. Moreover, the Earle site has some operational limitations involving the capacity of the facilities' infrastructure to support the new command and increased travel time and costs associated with operating from Earle. Although the Navy contends that it needs a flag rank command closer to New York City to achieve certain operational benefits, GAO questions (1) how often the need to visit New York City arises, (2) whether the Earle location would significantly reduce travel time compared with travel time from Groton, and (3) whether it is desirable to separate the new command from other centralized support activities in Groton. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-98-230/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-98-230.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-98-230/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-98-230.pdf GAO/NSIAD-98-230 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-98-230 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-98-230; Navy Infrastructure: Site Selection Process for the; Decision making Naval bases Site selection Military downsizing Military operations Naval personnel Military cost control Federal agency reorganization Cost effectiveness analysis New York (NY)