| Defense Management: Comprehensive Cost Information and Analysis of Alternatives Needed to Assess Military Posture in Asia |
May 2011 |
71 pages |
| Authors:
Brian; Lepore; Robert L Repasky; Jeff Hubbard; Joanne Landesman; Ying Long; Greg Marchand; Richard Meeks; Charles Perdue; Lisa Reijula; Terry Richardson; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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 | The Department of Defense (DoD) is currently conducting the largest transformation of military posture in the Pacific region since the end of World War II. Transforming posture in Korea, Japan, and Guam will affect tens of thousands of military personnel and their families and require the construction of hundreds of new facilities and more than 3,500 housing units. GAO was asked to examine the following: (1) initiatives in Korea, their ... |
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| Defense Infrastructure: Guam Needs Timely Information from DOD to Meet Challenges in Planning and Financing Off-Base Projects and Programs to Support a Larger Military Presence |
13-Nov-2009 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Brian Lepore; John Schaik; Richard Van Powelson; Richard Meeks; Josh Margraf; Kate Lenane; Amy Frazier; Grace Coleman; Harold Reich; Michael Willems; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The processes used by the government of Guam to develop the key cost estimates for planned off-base projects and programs varied depending on project or program value, complexity, and size; whether independent consultants provided input; and the extent to which DOD provided data to help set project requirements. As a result, the estimates prepared to date vary in quality, and the overall costs to develop supporting off-base infrastructure are still ... |
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| DEFENSE INFRASTRUCTURE: Services' Use of Land Use Planning Authorities |
Jul 2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Brian J Lepore; Harold Reich; William Bates; Scott Behen; Leslie Bharadwaja; Joanne Landesman; Katherine Lenane; Richard Meeks; Charles Perdue; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| Although many land use planning authorities currently exist that permit the Secretary of Defense, the secretaries of the military departments, or both to make more efficient use of real property under their control, such as authorities to outlease or convey certain real property, our analysis of service data showed that the most frequently used of these authorities is Section 2667 of Title 10, leasing of nonexcess property of military departments. ... |
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