| Military Base Realignments and Closures: Estimated Costs Have Increased While Savings Estimates Have Decreased Since Fiscal Year 2009 |
13-Nov-2009 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
Susan Ditto; Gregory Marchand; Charles Perdue; Laura Talbott; Vijay Barnabas; John Beauchamp; Brandon Jones; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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 | The Department of Defense's (DOD) cost estimates to implement recommendations from the most recent Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round have steadily increased each budget year since 2005. This BRAC round is the fifth such round undertaken by DOD since 1988 and, by our assessment, it is the biggest, most complex, and costliest BRAC round ever. With this round, DOD plans to execute hundreds of BRAC actions affecting over 800 ... |
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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:
Kate Lenane; John Schaik; Richard Van Powelson; Richard Meeks; Amy Frazier; Josh Margraf; Brian Lepore; Harold Reich; Grace Coleman; 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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| Iraq Reconstruction Funds: Forensic Audits Identifying Fraud, Waste, and Abuse |
28-Oct-2009 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
David R Warren; Richard C Newbold; Adam T Hatton; Thomas J Bonnar; William F Bedwell; Robin L Rowan; Patricia H Morel ;Donald V McNamara; Mark D Lehner; OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL ARLINGTON VA SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION
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| Public Law 108-106, as amended, requires that the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) prepare a final forensic audit report on all funding appropriated for the reconstruction of Iraq, which to date totals about $50 billion. This is the first in a series of interim reports on the methodology and results of SIGIR's forensic auditing efforts. This report presents the methodology and results to data of our forensic audit ... |
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| Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress |
23-Jul-2009 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | Of the Coast Guard's three polar icebreakers, two -- Polar Star and Polar Sea -- have exceeded their intended 30-year service lives. The Polar Star is not operational and has been in caretaker status since July 1, 2006. A 2007 report from the National Research Council (NRC) on the U.S. polar icebreaking fleet states that U.S. [polar] icebreaking capability is now at risk of being unable to support national interests ... |
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| F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program: Background and Issues for Congress |
13-Jul-2009 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), also called the Lighting II, is a new strike fighter being procured in different versions by the Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy. The F-35 program is the Department of Defense's (DOD?s) largest weapon procurement program in terms of total estimated acquisition cost. Current DOD plans call for acquiring a total of 2,456 JSFs for the Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy at an ... |
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| Environmental Contamination: Lessons Learned from the Cleanup of Formerly Used Defense and Military Munitions Sites |
Jun-2009 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Diane Raynes; Alison O'Neill; Anu Mittal; Elizabeth Beardsley; Justin Mausel; Amanda Leisoo; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| Under the Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP), the Department of Defense (DoD) has charged the Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) with cleaning up 4,700 formerly used defense sites (FUDS) and active sites that were under its jurisdiction when they were initially contaminated. The 661-acre Spring Valley site in Washington, D.C. is one such site. Like many other FUDS, the U.S. Army used the Spring Valley site during World War ... |
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| Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress |
20-May-2009 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| CVN-78 and CVN-79 are the first two ships in the Navy's new Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. CVN-78 was procured in FY2008 and is scheduled to enter service in 2015. The ship's procurement cost is estimated in the proposed FY2010 budget at $10,846 million in then-year dollars -- $389 million (about 3.7%) more than the estimate in the FY2009 budget. Although CVN-78 was procured in FY2008, ... |
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| Gauging Future Demand for Veterans' Health Care: Does the VA Have the Forecasting Tools It Needs? |
Apr-2009 |
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| Authors:
Katherine M Harris; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| Mr. Chairman and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify today. It is an honor and pleasure to be here. I will discuss the findings from RAND's recent evaluation of the VA's Enrollee Healthcare Project Model as it relates to the topic of your hearing today. More specifically, my testimony will briefly review the findings from our evaluation, discuss the model's utility to support the ... |
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| Joint Strike Fighter: Accelerating Procurement before Completing Development Increases the Government's Financial Risk |
Mar-2009 |
52 pages |
| Authors:
Greg Campbell; Michael Sullivan; Bruce Fairbairn; Matt Lea; Charlie Shivers; Ridge Bowman; Georgeann Higgins; Karen Richey; Tim Boatwright; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| JSF development will cost more and take longer than reported to the Congress last year, and DOD wants to accelerate procurement believing that will more quickly recapitalize tactical air forces. The program office estimates that an additional $2.4 billion is needed for cost overruns on the air system and engine contracts and for a 1-year extension to the development schedule. Its estimate does not include funding for the alternate engine ... |
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| Cost Forecasting Models for the Air Force Flying Hour Program |
Mar-2009 |
104 pages |
| Authors:
Tyler J Hess; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| The fiscally constrained environment in which the Air Force executes its mission places great emphasis on accurate cost estimates for planning and budgeting purposes. Inaccurate estimates result in budget risks and undermine the ability of Air Force leadership to allocate resources efficiently. This thesis evaluates the current method used by the Air Force and introduces new methods to forecast future Flying Hour Program costs. The findings suggest the current forecasting ... |
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| Defense Finance and Accounting Service Indianapolis Compilation of Other Defense Organizations General Fund Financial Data |
23-Jan-2009 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
Patricia A Marsh; INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA
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| Personnel at Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) and other DoD accounting offices supporting the Other Defense Organizations general fund, and preparers and users of the DoD Agency-Wide financial statements would benefit from the results of this audit. DFAS Indianapolis (DFAS-IN) provides accounting and financial reporting support for 42 Other Defense Organizations general funds. DFAS-IN receives trial balance information from field accounting sites, which is used to prepare financial statements ... |
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| The Economic Cost of Methamphetamine Use in the United States, 2005 |
Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
James Chiesa; Nancy Nicosia; Rosalie L Pacula; Beau Kilmer; Russell Lundberg; RAND HEALTH SANTA MONICA CA
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| This monograph presents the first national estimate of the economic cost of methamphetamine (meth) use in the United States. The analysis suggests that the economic cost of meth use in the United States reached $23.4 billion in 2005. Given the uncertainty in estimating the costs of meth use, the study provides a lower-bound estimate of $16.2 billion and an upper-bound estimate of $48.3 billion. The analysis undertaken to generate these ... |
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| Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress |
03-Oct-2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Navy's proposed FY2009 budget requested $2,712 million in procurement funding for CVN-78, the first ship in the Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) class of aircraft carriers, which was earlier known as the CVN-21 class. Although CVN-78 was procured in FY2008, the Navy's budget includes procurement funding for the ship in FY2009, FY2010, and FY2011. The Navy's proposed FY2008 budget also requested $1,214 million in advance procurement funding for CVN-79, the ... |
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| Measuring Transaction Costs in DoD Acquisition Programs |
29-Sep-2008 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
John Dillard; Francois Melese; Chip Franck; Diane Angelis; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This paper reports the preliminary results of a study to explore the influence of transaction costs on Department of Defense (DoD) cost estimates. It is an extension of previous work that established that Transaction Cost Economics has promising explanatory power in terms of costs of major DoD acquisition programs. The current work explores methods of measuring transaction costs as a first step in improving estimation methods by including explanatory variables ... |
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| Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress |
11-Sep-2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Of the Coast Guard's three polar icebreakers, two -- Polar Star and Polar Sea -- have exceeded their intended 30-year service lives. The Polar Star is not operational and has been on caretaker status since July 1, 2006. A 2007 report from the National Research Council (NRC) on the U.S. polar icebreaking fleet states that "U.S. [polar] icebreaking capability is now at risk of being unable to support national interests ... |
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| Defense Budget: Independent Review Is Needed to Ensure DOD's Use of Cost Estimating Tool for Contingency Operations Follows Best Practices |
01-Sep-2008 |
42 pages |
| Authors:
Sharon Pickup; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| Since the September 2001 terrorist attacks, Congress has provided about $800 billion as of July 2008 to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military operations in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). GWOT budget requests have grown in scope and the amount requested has increased every year. DOD uses various processes and the Contingency Operations Support Tool (COST) to estimate costs for these operations and to develop budget ... |
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| Missile Defense: Actions Needed to Improve Planning and Cost Estimates for Long-Term Support of Ballistic Missile Defense |
01-Sep-2008 |
53 pages |
| Authors:
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The Department of Defense (DOD) has spent a total of over $115 billion since the mid-1980s to develop a Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) comprised of land, air, and sea-based elements such as missiles and radars working together as an integrated system. Since the cost to operate and support a weapon system usually accounts for most of a system's lifetime costs, the resources needed to fund BMDS could be significant ... |
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| Costs of Major U.S. Wars |
24-Jul-2008 |
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| Authors:
Stephen Daggett; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| This CRS report provides estimates of the costs of major U.S. wars from the American Revolution through current conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere. It gives figures both in "current year dollars", that is, in prices in effect at the time of each war, and in inflation-adjusted constant dollars updated to the most recently available estimates of FY2008 prices. All estimates are of the costs of military operations only and ... |
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| Trends in U.S. Global AIDS Spending: FY2000-FY2008 |
16-Jul-2008 |
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| Authors:
Tiaji Salaam-Blyther; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| It is estimated that HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria together kill more than 6 million people each year. According to the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), at the end of 2007, an estimated 33.2 million people were living with HIV/AIDS, of whom 2.5 million were newly infected, and 2.1 million died in the course of that year. More than 2 million of those living with HIV/AIDS at the end ... |
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| The 2008 IDA Cost Research Workshop: Contractor Data Reporting Systems |
01-Jul-2008 |
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| Authors:
Stephen J Balut; John J Cloos; Lance M Roark; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| Several Department of Defense (DoD) offices are responsible for estimating and monitoring the costs of defense systems and forces in support of planning, programming, budgeting, and acquisition decisions. For example, the Cost Analysis Improvement Group (CAIG) in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) provides independent cost estimates and reports on life-cycle costs of major defense acquisition programs (MDAPs) in Acquisition Category ID (see Reference [1]). Cost agencies and ... |
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| Density as a Cost-driver in Naval Submarine Design and Procurement |
25-Jun-2008 |
96 pages |
| Authors:
Benjamin P Grant; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY
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| This thesis examines density reduction as an alternative to weight or size reduction when decision-makers seek options for lower-cost submarine designs. The parameter density measures how tightly systems and equipment are placed within a hull structure. To address design characteristics unique to submarines, this research mainly focuses on submarine design and procurement although the general concepts are applicable to surface ship designs and may be applied more broadly. Based on ... |
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| Navy DDG-1000 Destroyer Program: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress |
05 JUN 2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Navy is procuring a new kind of destroyer called the DDG-1000. The ship was earlier called the DD(X). Navy plans call for procuring a total of seven DDG-1000s. The first two were procured in FY2007 using split funding in FY2007 and FY2008. The Navy estimates their combined procurement cost at $6,325 million. This figure includes about $1.9 billion in detailed design/non-recurring engineering (DD/NRE) costs for the entire DDG-1000 class. ... |
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| Cost Estimates of USAR Retention Incentives for First Term Soldiers and Officers |
01-Jun-2008 |
107 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen M Skaggs; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis examines potential retention incentives, both monetary and non-monetary, for first-term enlisted Soldiers and officers in the United States Army Reserve. The examination: * systematically determines the most demanded, clearly defined, and Army Reserve specific incentives plausible for retention; * identifies and describes the resulting list, along with appropriate limitations and assumptions; * develops methodologies for estimating incentive costs of these incentives; * produces cost estimates for each of ... |
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| Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress |
23 MAY 2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Navy is procuring a new type of surface combatant called the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). The Navy substantially restructured the LCS program in 2007 in response to significant cost growth and schedule delays in the program. The Navy's proposed FY2009 budget requests $920 million in procurement funding for the procurement of two LCSs, which would be the fourth and fifth ships in the restructured LCS program. The LCS is ... |
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| Transaction Cost Economics (TCE) and Cost Estimation Methodology |
15-May-2008 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
John Dillard; Francois Melese; Diana Angelis; Chip Franck; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Hypothesis is that cost drivers are more complex than current methodology considers. Can a more complete view of costs improve cost estimation methodology? This briefing looks at methods of measuring transaction costs. |
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| Navy DDG-1000 Destroyer Program: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress |
01 MAY 2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Navy is procuring a new kind of destroyer called the DDG-1000. The ship was earlier called the DD(X). Navy plans call for procuring a total of seven DDG-1000s. The first two were procured in FY2007 using split funding (i.e., incremental funding) in FY2007 and FY2008. The Navy estimates their combined procurement cost a $6,325 million. The figure includes about $2.0 billion detailed design/non-recurring engineering (DD/NRE) costs for the entire ... |
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| The Impact of Collaborative and Three Dimensional Imaging Technology on SHIPMAIN Cost Estimates |
May-2008 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Cornelius; David H Jr; NAVAL SUPPLY SYSTEMS COMMAND MECHANICSBURG PA
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| The U.S. Navy owns 277 ships, 57 submarines and more than 4,000 aircraft that requires an inventory that includes: 551 different engines; 7,325 different motors; 36,979 types of valves; 268 air-conditioning unit models and ; 443 categories of generators. Research was conducted into the efficiencies and added value that could be realized by incorporating 3D laser scanning and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools into the cost estimation portion of the ... |
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| Defense Infrastructure: Continued Management Attention Is Needed to Support Installation Facilities and Operations |
APR 2008 |
70 pages |
| Authors:
Brian J. Lepore; Mark Little; Bonita Anderson; Harry Knobler; Mary Jo Lacasse; Josh Margraf; Gary Phillips; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The Department of Defense (DoD) manages and operates about 577,000 structures worldwide, valued at about $712 billion. DoD has worked for several years to develop models that can reliably estimate the installation support funds needed to sustain these facilities, and plans to spend over $55 billion to support these facilities and operate its bases in fiscal year 2008. Because GAO has identified support infrastructure as a high-risk area that affects ... |
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| Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress |
27 MAR 2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| In February 2008, as part of its proposed FY2009 budget, the Navy submitted to Congress the FY2009 version of its annual 30-year shipbuilding plan. The 30-year plan is intended to support the Navy's goal of achieving and maintaining a 313-ship fleet. The Navy first presented the 313-ship plan to Congress in February 2006. Although the FY2009 30-year shipbuilding plan, if implemented, would generally be adequate to achieve and maintain a ... |
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| Attestation to Development Fund for Iraq Cash in the Possession of the Joint Area Support Group-Central |
13-Mar-2008 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Walt Keays; David R Warren; Wendell Gentry; Haigler; W D Jr; Ronald Rembold; OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL ARLINGTON VA SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION
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| In December 2007, the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) was asked to attest to the amount of Development Fund for Iraq (OF!) cash controlled by the Joint Area Support Group - Central (JASG-C) Comptroller/DFI Account Manager, and stored in the basement vault of the U.S. Embassy Annex , in Baghdad, and to ensure that the cash on hand agreed with government accounting records. SIGIR was also asked to ... |
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| Appropriation Request for Fiscal Year 2009 |
12 MAR 2008 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Peter R. Orszag; CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE (U S CONGRESS) WASHINGTON DC
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| Madam Chair and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to present the fiscal year 2009 budget request for the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). I recognize that the agency's request this CBO's mission is to provide the Congress with timely, objective, nonpartisan analyses of the budget and the economy and to furnish the information and cost estimates required for the Congressional budget process. In fulfilling that mission, CBO ... |
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| Joint Strike Fighter. Recent Decisions by DOD Add to Program Risks |
MAR 2008 |
59 pages |
| Authors:
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The JSF total acquisition cost estimate increased by more than $23 billion since our March 2007 report due to changes in procurement costs. Principal driving factors were (1) increased unit costs from extending the procurement period seven years at lower annual rates and (2) increased future price estimates based on contractor proposals for the first production lot. The official cost estimate for development remained about the same in total as ... |
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| Efforts to Implement a Financial-Management Information System in Iraq |
28-Jan-2008 |
42 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL ARLINGTON VA SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION
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| In early summer 2003, the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) and the International Monetary Fund conducted assessments that identified a need for improvements in the Government of Iraq?s (GoI) budget and financial control system. These assessments found that the GoI financial structure provided limited ability to monitor Iraqi ministerial budgets and expenditures, leaving the ministries vulnerable to fraud, waste, and misappropriation of funds. According to a senior advisor with the CPA, ... |
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| Commander's Emergency Response Program in Iraq Funds Many Large-Scale Projects |
25-Jan-2008 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
David Warren; Walt R Keays; Michael A Bianco; Ronald J Bonfilio; Frank W Gulla; Barry W Holman; OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL ARLINGTON VA SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION
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| In May 2003, the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) formalized the Commander's Emergency Response Program (CERP) in Iraq, authorizing U.S. field commanders to use available funds to respond to urgent humanitarian, relief, and reconstruction requirements within a commander's area of responsibility by executing programs that immediately assist indigenous populations and achieve focused effects. CERP guidance directs commanders to focus funds on projects that improve water and sanitation, electricity, and civic cleanup ... |
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| Improving the Cost Estimation of Space Systems. Past Lessons and Future Recommendations |
01-Jan-2008 |
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| Authors:
Obaid Younossi; John C Graser; Cynthia R Cook; Mark A Lorell; Jerry M Sollinger; Robert S Leonard; Kevin Brancato; Bernard Fox; Yool Kim; Mel Eisman; Shari L Pfleeger; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| In response to historically high cost growth in the acquisition of space systems, the Under Secretary of the Air Force, in accordance with National Security Space (NSS) Acquisition Policy, directed the Air Force acquisition community to support the development of independent, accurate, and timely cost analyses to make the acquisition of NSS systems more realistic in terms of estimated costs. In turn, the former commander of Air Force Space Command ... |
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| Guidelines and Metrics for Assessing Space System Cost Estimates |
2008 |
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| Authors:
Bernard Fox; Kevin Brancato; Brien Alkire; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| This handbook is designed to help analysts assess cost estimates of space systems. It assumes that the reader understands common cost analysis methodologies but has limited experience with space systems. Its objective is to give the analyst tasked with reviewing an estimate information to help accomplish the following tasks: Plan the review. Identify the key programmatic, technical, and cost data needed, along with suggested sources. Highlight common issues to investigate. ... |
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| Military Base Realignments and Closures: Estimated Costs Have Increased and Estimated Savings Have Decreased |
12 DEC 2007 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Brian J. Lepore; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The Department of Defense (DoD) is currently implementing recommendations from the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round, which is the fifth round undertaken by DoD since 1988. The 2005 round is, by GAO's assessment, the biggest, most complex, and costliest BRAC round ever, in part because, unlike previous rounds, the Secretary of Defense viewed the 2005 round as an opportunity not only to achieve savings but also to assist ... |
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| Military Base Realignments and Closures: Cost Estimates Have Increased and Are Likely to Continue to Evolve |
DEC 2007 |
70 pages |
| Authors:
Brian J. Lepore; Barry Holman; Laura Talbott; Leigh Caraher; Grace Coleman; Susan Ditto; Thomas Mahalek; Julia Matta; Charles Perdue; Benjamin Thompson; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round is the biggest, most complex, and costliest ever. The Department of Defense (DoD) viewed this round as a unique opportunity to reshape its installations, realign forces to meet its needs for the next 20 years, and achieve savings. To realize savings, DoD must first invest billions of dollars in facility construction, renovation, and other up-front expenses to implement the BRAC recommendations. However, ... |
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| Combating Principal-Agent Relationship Problems: Use of the Truth Revealing Incentive Mechanism |
DEC 2007 |
87 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel R. Gates; E. C. Yoder; Peter J. Coughlan; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The purpose of this MBA professional report is to introduce the Truth Revealing Incentive Mechanism (TRIM) as a tool to help the government obtain more accurate cost estimates and control program costs. The TRIM is an economic mechanism based on principal-agent relationships that uses incentives to align contractors interests with those of the Government. The TRIM combats principal-agent problems by extracting a contractor's true estimated costs. The TRIM is structured ... |
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| Navy DDG-1000 Destroyer Program: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress |
25 OCT 2007 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Navy is procuring a new kind of destroyer called the DDG-1000 (formerly the DD(X)). Navy plans call for procuring 7 DDG-1000s between FY2007 and FY2013. The first two DDG-1000s were procured in FY2007 and are being splitfunded (i.e., incrementally funded) across FY2007 and FY2008. The Navy estimates the combined procurement cost of the first two DDG-1000s at $6,370 million. The two ships received $1,010 million in FY2005 and FY2006 ... |
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| Projecting the Costs to Care for Veterans of U.S. Military Oerations in Iraq and Afghanistan |
17 OCT 2007 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew S. Goldberg; CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE (U S CONGRESS) WASHINGTON DC
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| This testimony focuses on the numbers of troops who have served in those operations and the numbers who have sustained injuries and provide some indication of the severity of those injuries. It addresses the extent to which veterans of those operations have sought medical care from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the types of care they have received. Finally it discusses the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO's) projections of ... |
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| Military Base Realignments and Closures: Observations Related to the 2005 Round |
06 SEP 2007 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Brian J. Lepore; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| This correspondence is in follow-up to our August 1, 2007, meeting to discuss your concerns about changes in the cost and savings estimates and the potential loss of expertise and experience from the closure of Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, among other issues, since the recommendation to close Fort Monmouth as part of the Department of Defense's (DOD) 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round became effective. To prepare this correspondence, ... |
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| Military Base Realignments and Closures: Plan Needed to Monitor Challenges for Completing More Than 100 Armed Forces Reserve Centers |
SEP 2007 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Brian J. Lepore; Barry Holman; Laura Talbott; Shawn Arbogast; Rachel Beers; Grace Coleman; Jennifer Edwards; Julie Matta; Charles Perdue; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The Army is implementing 44 base realignment and closure (BRAC) recommendations to construct 125 new Armed Forces Reserve Centers (AFRC) and close 387 existing reserve components facilities. The Department of Defense (DoD) expects the new AFRCs to increase recruiting and retention and create greater efficiencies by fostering jointness and consolidating functions. GAO did the following: (1) assessed the extent to which DoD's cost and savings estimates to implement the recommendations ... |
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| A CBO Paper: Replacing and Repairing Equipment Used in Iraq and Afghanistan: The Army's Reset Program |
SEP 2007 |
54 pages |
| Authors:
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE (U S CONGRESS) WASHINGTON DC
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| To support its forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. Army has transferred hundreds of thousands of pieces of equipment to the theater (which comprises not only Iraq and Afghanistan but also surrounding areas) and in most cases has brought that equipment back to the United States after about a year. Because of the pace of operations in the theater and the harsh conditions in Southwest Asia, that returning equipment ... |
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| Cost Estimation of Post Production Software Support in Ground Combat Systems |
SEP 2007 |
91 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher J. Cannon; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Weapon systems and programs are becoming increasingly more dependent on software as a critical technology for the success of the programs. Along with this dependence on performance, the costs associated with software are becoming an increasing share of the life cycle costs of these weapon systems and programs. Life cycle software costs are divided into two phases, development and maintenance. There are numerous popular models to aid developers and independent ... |
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| The Use of Collaborative and Three Dimensional Imaging Technology to Achieve Increased Value and Efficiency in the Cost Estimation Portion of the SHIPMAIN Environment |
SEP 2007 |
101 pages |
| Authors:
Jr Cornelius David H.; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Maintenance and modernization efforts of the U.S. Navy s fleet are essential to the U.S. s ability to project power and deter adversaries from around the world. This maintenance and modernization requires substantial allocation of funds from the already stretched thin budget. In order to facilitate the most cost-effective way of allocating funds the Navy has invested substantial fiscal and human resources to standardize the processes used to accomplish maintenance, ... |
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| Military Base Closures: Role and Costs of Environmental Cleanup |
31 AUG 2007 |
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| Authors:
David M. Bearden; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Near the end of its first session, the 109th Congress approved a new round of military base closures and realignments. As the Department of Defense (DoD) implements the new round, issues for the 110th Congress include the pace and costs of closing and realigning the bases and the impacts on surrounding communities. The disposal of surplus property has stimulated interest among affected communities in terms of how the land can ... |
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| Acquisition Intelligence Cost Estimating |
01-Jun-2007 |
43 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy E Edem; Cynthia D Uyhelyi; AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH
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| OVERVIEW * Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) Intelligence Background * AFMC OAS Background, Mission, Organizational Structure, Roles and Responsibilities * Intelligence Costing Working Group (ICWG) Goals, Stakeholders, Membership, Assumptions * ICWG Status - Acquisition Intelligence LifeCycle Estimating Structure (AILCES) * Acquisition Intelligence Support Cost Estimate Impacts * Intel Enterprise Requirements Matrix (IERM) Intelligence Costing Tool * ICWG Flight Path. |
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| MILITARY HEALTH CARE: TRICARE Cost-Sharing Proposals Would Help Offset Increasing Health Care Spending, but Projected Savings Are Likely Overestimated |
MAY 2007 |
53 pages |
| Authors:
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| In light of the fact that Department of Defense (DOD) health care spending more than doubled from 2000 to 2005 and continues to escalate, DOD proposed increasing the share of health care costs paid by TRICARE beneficiaries, under a proposal known as Sustain the Benefit. DOD estimated that if the proposal had been implemented in fiscal year 2007, savings would amount to over $11 billion through fiscal year 2011. As ... |
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| MSIAC Journal: Special DMSC Issue, May 2007. Dismantling the Stovepipes. Improving M&S through the Sharing to Tools, Data, and Services |
May-2007 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
MODELING AND SIMULATION INFORMATION ANALYSIS CENTER ALEXANDRIA VA
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| Welcome to a special themed edition of the MSIAC Journal that underscores the DoD Modeling and Simulation Conference theme of taking the power of Modeling and Simulation to the Warfighter through a selection of papers and articles addressing greater coordination, promoting information sharing, and highlighting key organizational concepts. The MSIAC Journal is published quarterly as a print and electronic compendium of technical papers from experts in the M&S field and ... |
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