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Defense Infrastructure: Issues Need to Be Addressed in Managing and Funding Base Operations and Facilities Support

GAO-05-556 Published: Jun 15, 2005. Publicly Released: Jun 15, 2005.
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Concerns have surfaced in Congress and various media regarding the adequacy of funding for base operations support (BOS) functions of military installations as well as the quality and level of support being provided. As requested, this report addresses (1) the historical funding trends for BOS as contrasted with funding for facilities sustainment, restoration and modernization (S/RM); (2) how effectively the Department of Defense (DOD) and the military services have been able to forecast BOS requirements and funding needs; and (3) how the Army's and Navy's reorganizations for managing installations have affected support services, and whether the Air Force and Marine Corps could benefit from similar reorganizations.

Recommendations

Recommendations for Executive Action

Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Department of Defense To better synchronize the efforts and milestones of the various groups working to improve the management and funding of BOS activities, the Secretary of Defense should update DOD's Defense Installations Strategic Plan to include specific actions and establish time frames first, to resolve long-standing inconsistencies among the definitions of BOS services and, second, to help expedite the development and implementation of an analytically sound and consistently applied model for determining BOS requirements.
Closed – Implemented
DOD's 2007 Defense Installations Strategic Plan includes specific actions and a general time frame to resolve the longstanding inconsistencies among the definitions of installation support services.

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Appropriated fundsDefense appropriationsFacility maintenanceFacility managementInteragency relationsMilitary appropriationsMilitary basesMilitary facilitiesMilitary forcesReprogramming of appropriated fundsBudget obligationsDefense capabilitiesStrategic planning