Army National Guard: Opportunities To Improve the Condition and Operation of Armories
HRD-86-49
Published: Aug 07, 1986. Publicly Released: Sep 15, 1986.
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Highlights
In response to a congressional request, GAO reported on: (1) the Army National Guard's expanding federal role; (2) the adequacy of armories to accommodate the Guard's changing federal mission; (3) states' ability and willingness to pay their required 25-percent matching share for construction costs and 100 percent of maintenance and repair costs for state-owned armories; and (4) recent actions and proposals to increase the federal share of armory operating costs.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should require the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to develop and implement a policy requiring each state to maintain its prior year's level of funding of armory operations, maintenance, and repair as a condition for receiving new federal funds for armory operations, maintenance, and modification. |
Closed – Implemented
In response to this recommendation, National Guard Regulation NGR 415-5 has been revised and distributed to required parties on January 21, 1991.
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should require the Chief of the National Guard to develop and implement a policy to consider each state's maintenance and repair record when reviewing the state's proposal for the construction of new armories. |
Closed – Implemented
In response to this recommendation, the National Guard Bureau issued its regulation NGR 420-10 on February 15, 1990. Paragraph 2-9 specifically speaks to the issue.
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should require the Chief of the National Guard to develop and implement procedures to annually monitor the backlog of maintenance and repair (BMAR) projects of armories similar to nonarmory facilities. |
Closed – Implemented
A memo was sent to the National Guard to determine the status of its efforts to implement the GAO recommendations. The Bureau has implemented an Automated Report Tracking System as a result of this recommendation. Each state Adjutant General is required to report annually their BMAR by November 1 of each year. This action was completed on December 4, 1987.
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Army facilitiesCombat readinessConstruction costsstate relationsIntergovernmental fiscal relationsIntergovernmental relationsMaintenance costsNational GuardRepair costsMilitary forces