Acquisition of Properties and Settling of Claims on White Sands Missile Range, NM

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed Department of Defense (DOD) actions in acquiring properties and settling ranchers' claims on the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Specifically, GAO was asked to consider whether: (1) DOD is complying with the law concerning compensation for condemned property; (2) DOD is providing fair assessments of property values, including the value of any improvements; and (3) the Government or DOD is liable for any breach of contract due to the manner in which lease and suspension agreements have been terminated.