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Transcript for: Military Depots: Addressing Deteriorating Facilities and
Equipment - Director Summary

Description: Diana Maurer discusses our May 2022 report on the condition
of military depots' infrastructure. Depots employ over 80,000 civilians
and maintain, overhaul, and repair DOD's weapon systems and equipment.
Their facilities remain in fair to poor condition with most capital
equipment past its service life. GAO recommends that the military
services report in their annual budget requests the minimum investment
level needed to prevent further deterioration.

Related GAO Works: GAO-22-105009.  Military Depots: DOD Strategy for
Addressing Deteriorating Facilities and Equipment is Incomplete

Released: May 2022

[ GAO's Diana Maurer, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management,
speaking to the camera ] 

[ Diana Maurer : ]
The military repairs and overhauls its tanks, planes and other major
weapons systems at large industrial locations known as depots - which
employ more than 80,000 people. 

Unfortunately, depot infrastructure is generally in fair to poor
condition, which increases costs and impedes military readiness. Most
depot equipment is past its service life, and the backlog of facility
improvement projects increased by more than $3 billion since 2017.
The Army, Navy and Air Force have met the legal spending requirements
and put more than $20 billion into depots since 2007. However, they
don't report on what's needed to prevent further deterioration. Our
recommendations help address this issue. To learn more visit GAO.gov.

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For more info, check out our report GAO-22-105009 at: GAO.gov