Download or read book Military Base Closure written by David S. Sorenson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2006-11-30 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1988 and 1995, the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission closed down 97 bases and realigned over 350 other bases. A hot button topic in the military field, base-closings is an important issue that affects not only soldiers, but ordinary citizens as well. Due to their massive economic significance for local and regional communities, military bases impact thousands of people, and thus encompass various political interests between local, state, and national levels. This reference work investigates the politics and key political figures involved in base-closing decisions, and considers various reasons why bases have been and continue to be closed down. An overview of the U.S. military base infrastructure as well as primary documents is included to help students understand the BRAC Commission process between 1988-2005. The book also analyzes the closure of overseas bases outside of the BRAC process. Ideal for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students, this comprehensive handbook is the only complete reference guide to military base closings. Between 1988 and 1995, the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission closed down 97 bases and realigned over 350 other bases. A hot button topic in the military field, base-closings is an important issue that affects not only soldiers, but ordinary citizens as well. Due to their massive economic significance for local and regional communities, military bases impact thousands of people, and thus encompass various political interests between local, state, and national levels. This reference work investigates the politics and key political figures involved in base-closing decisions, and considers various reasons why bases have been and continue to be closed down. An overview of the U.S. military base infrastructure as well as primary documents are included to help students understand the BRAC Commission process between 1988-2005. Ideal for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students, this comprehensive handbook is the only complete reference guide to military base closings.
Download or read book Military Base Closures written by David E. Lockwood and published by Nova Publishers. This book was released on 2003 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approximately 13 years ago, in December 1988, the first military base closure commission recommended the closing and realignment of 145 US domestic bases and facilities. This action was the consequence of the Department of Defense's broad reevaluation of its mission in conjunction with the weakening and ultimate collapse of the Soviet Union. There was little need, according to the Pentagon, to continue to retain the vast Cold War-era infrastructure. Funds saved from closing down under-utilised bases, DOD further noted, could be used to enhance development of new weapons and improved readiness. Three additional rounds followed the 1988 round of infrastructure reductions in 1991, 1993, and 1995. Since then, no further rounds of base closures and realignments have been authorised by Congress, despite repeated requests from the Department of Defense in recent years for two additional rounds. The reasons for congressional resistance are two-fold. First, there is concern over a likely backlash from constituents living in or near military installations. Second, many Members of Congress remain wary about a repetition of the perceived political intrusion by the Clinton Administration that occurred in regard to the 1995 recommendations to close Kelly and McClellan air force bases. This book reveals the tension in the military facilities that may yet again be up for closure. Also discussed are the issues members of Congress feel need be answered before conducting a new round of base closures, when the national security environment is uncertain.
Download or read book Military Base Closures written by Mark A. Little and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2002-07 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Congress recently authorized another round of defense base realign. and closures beginning in 2005, but many in the Congress continue to have questions about the implementation of the prior rounds in 1988, 1991, 1993, and 1995. This report updates the status of the 4 prior rounds of defense base realign. and closures at the conclusion of the 6-year implementation period assoc. with the 1995 round. The report addresses: the magnitude of the net savings accruing from the prior 4 closure rounds and the impact of remaining closure-related costs on future savings; DoDs progress in transferring unneeded base property to other users; and the econ. recovery of communities affected by base closures.
Download or read book Military bases observations on DOD s 2005 base realignment and closure selection process and recommendations statement before the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Military Base Realignments and Closures written by Brian J. Lepore and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-05 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round is the biggest, most complex, and costliest BRAC round ever. In addition to base closures, many recommendations involve realignments, such as returning forces to the U.S. from bases overseas and creating joint bases. However, anticipated savings remained an important consideration in justifying the need for the 2005 BRAC round. This report assessed: (1) challenges that might affect timely completion of recommendations; (2) any changes in DoD's reported cost and savings estimates since FY 2008; and (3) the potential for estimates to continue to change. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables.
Download or read book Military Base Realignments and Closures Estimated Costs Have Increased and Estimated Savings Have Decreased written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Department of Defense (DoD) is currently implementing recommendations from the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round, which is the fifth round undertaken by DoD since 1988. The 2005 round is, by GAO's assessment, the biggest, most complex, and costliest BRAC round ever, in part because, unlike previous rounds, the Secretary of Defense viewed the 2005 round as an opportunity not only to achieve savings but also to assist in transforming the department. GAO's testimony addresses the following: (1) GAO's role in the BRAC process, and (2) how DoD's current cost and savings estimates to implement the 2005 recommendations compare to the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission's (the Commission) cost and savings estimates. This testimony is based primarily on the report GAO issued yesterday (GAO-08-159) on the overall changes to DoD's cost and savings estimates for the 2005 BRAC round. To analyze these changes, GAO compared the Commission's estimates in its 2005 report to DoD's estimates in its fiscal year 2008 BRAC budget submission. This testimony is also based on several reports GAO has issued on the implementation of selected recommendations, and GAO's prior work assessing the 2005 decision making process. GAO's work was performed in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards.
Download or read book Military Bases written by David M. Walker (au) and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2005-11 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Military Base Closures written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Military Bases written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Base Realignments and Closures written by United States. Defense Secretary's Commission and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Defense Secretary's Commission on Base Realignment and Closure was chartered on May 3, 1988 to recommend military installations within the United States, its commonwealths, territories, and possessions for realignment and closure. The Congress and the President subsequently endorsed this approach through legislation that removed some of the previous impediments to successful base-closure actions. This Commission's recommendations for closure and realignment affect 145 installations. Of this number, 86 are to be closed fully, five are to be closed in part, and 54 will experience a change, either an increase or a decrease, as units and activities are relocated. The Commission also makes several additional recommendations that address potential problems in implementing the Commission's closure and realignment recommendations and certain other matters that the Commission has discovered during its review of the military base structure.
Download or read book Military base closures updated status of prior base realignments and closures report to congressional committees written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Military Base Closures written by Barry W. Holman and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2005-08 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Statement of Barry Holman, Dir., Def. Capability & Mgmt., Before the Defense Base Closure & Realign. Comm. The Defense Base Closure & Realign. Act of 1990 authorized a new round of base realign. & closures (BRAC) in 2005, the 5th such round in recent years but the first since 1995. The legislation requires the Sec. of Def. to submit his list of bases recommend. for closure & realign. to an indep. BRAC Comm. by 5/16/05. The Comm. is charged with reviewing these recommend. & submitting its report with recommend. to the Pres. for his acceptance or rejection of them in their entirety by 9/8/05. Subsequently, Congress has final action to accept or reject the recommend. in their entirety. Here is a review & report on the DoD process & recommend. Illus.
Download or read book Report of the Defense Secretary s Commission on Base Realignment and Closure written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Military Bases written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Military Base Realignments And Closures Plan Needed to Monitor Challenges for Completing More Than 100 Armed Forces Reserve Centers written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Taking Stock of the Army s Base Realignment and Closure Selection Process written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the last decade, the Army, like the other military departments, has been accommodating the downsizing of the defense establishment, in part by reducing its installation structure during congressionally mandated rounds of base closures and realignments. Four rounds of closures and realignments have resulted in the closure of 97 major defense installations, including 23 belonging to the Army. Many more minor installations have been closed, and others have been realigned. Nevertheless, many believe that excess installation capacity remains. Hence, more base realignments and closures (BRACs) may occur, possibly as early as 2003. The Army's process for selecting installations has remained fairly constant during the last three rounds, in 1991,1993, and 1995. The process has much to commend it and, in fact, has received the most praise of the processes of any of the three military departments. Yet the process has shortcomings and can be improved for any future rounds. This report offers ten criteria it argues should characterize an effective BRAC process and analyzes the Army's 1995 process in light of those criteria. It then goes on to suggest an improved process.
Download or read book Report of the Defense Secretary s Commission on Base Realignment and Closure written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
