Environmental Compliance: Reporting on DOD Military Construction and Repair Projects Can Be Improved
NSIAD-98-33
Published: Dec 08, 1997. Publicly Released: Jan 07, 1998.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed: (1) the Department of Defense's (DOD) environmental compliance projects funded as construction or repair; (2) DOD's criteria for determining which appropriation account is used for programming funds; (3) the process for programming funds; and (4) reporting on future funding requirements.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Defense | To improve the specificity of its reporting, the Secretary of Defense should direct the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental Security to revise the DOD annual report to Congress to: (1) identify all proposed construction and repair projects over $300,000 for all services; and (2) include the funding sources for them. |
DOD concurred with the recommendation. DOD's annual reports now identify projects over $300,000 by service and funding source for all but the Navy. DOD is working with the Navy to also obtain breakdowns of its data.
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Agency reportsCongressional oversightConstruction (process)Construction costsEnvironmental policiesMilitary appropriationsMilitary budgetsRepair costsReporting requirementsMilitary construction