Growth resulting from BRAC decisions will have a significant impact on transportation systems in some communities, but estimates of the total cost to address those impacts are uncertain. In addition to BRAC, other defense initiatives will result in growth in communities and also add to transportation needs. BRAC growth will result in increased traffic in communities ranging from very large metrop

Although the ANP has reportedly grown in number since 2005, after an investment of more than $6 billion, no Afghan police unit (0 of 433) is assessed by Defense as fully capable of performing its mission and over three-fourths of units (334 of 433) are assessed at the lowest capability rating. In addition, while the ANP has reportedly grown in number to nearly 80,000 personnel, concerns exist abo

The KMCC project has encountered cost, schedule, and performance problems. Currently neither Landesbetrieb Liegenschafts- und baubetreuung's office in Kaiserslautern (LBB-Kaiserslautern), the German government construction agency in charge of the project, nor the Air Force have a reliable estimated completion date or final cost for the project. Problems facing KMCC include construction flaws, van

GAO noted that: (1) Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) officials told GAO that some funding requests were made orally with no supporting documentation provided to OSD; (2) they also said that the services and the components frequently requested one amount of funds to be used for several projects and OSD approved funding for those projects as one amount; (3) where documentation did exist, OS

GAO found that: (1) NSF and the scientific community have not demonstrated an increase in icebreaker requirements since 1990 to sufficiently justify a fifth icebreaker vessel; (2) the three icebreakers currently in operation are underutilized and no research cruises in the Arctic region are planned for 1995 or 1996; (3) a fourth icebreaker is being built for the Coast Guard to serve as an Arctic

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the costs of establishing two composite wing at two Air Force bases. GAO found that the Air Force: (1) plans to spend $143 million to establish the two composite wings, of which $27 million has been obligated; (2) could increase costs by $109 million depending on how it resolves logistical and construction matters relating to the composite wings;

GAO found that: (1) construction estimates for the realignments to Redstone have changed from $55.2 million, estimated in July 1991, to $41.6 million, estimated in October 1992; (2) construction costs estimates differed because of the number of additional buildings required at Redstone; and (3) since the 1991 estimate, the overall one-time implementation cost estimates for the realignment to Reds

GAO found that: (1) the Judiciary building would be more costly, since it used more costly land, used more expensive underground parking, and had more special features than the Navy office complex; (2) the estimated cost per gross square foot was $180 for the Judiciary building, compared to $123 for the Navy buildings; (3) the estimated cost per gross square foot of office space was $261 for the

GAO noted that, through fiscal year 1986, the Navy awarded 13 contracts to one contractor for the design and construction of the Trident submarine. GAO found that the Navy decided to establish competition for the submarine's construction because: (1) of the potential to save money; and (2) it believes that a potential second-source competitor is capable of building a Trident submarine. Although t

GAO found that two problems occurred in the quality control of weather satellite manufacturing: (1) both polar orbiting and geostationary satellites were built with unapproved parts; and (2) the number of quality control personnel needed to ensure reliable production were not provided at some of the plants. GAO also found that, allowing for inflation, the average cost of a satellite and launch in