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B-159451 1 (1971-07-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaafiu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCO TI FJJE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 DEFENSE DIVISION JB L . 1971 LM095610 The Honorable The Secretary of Defense Attention: Assistant Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Dear Mr. Secretary: On August 24, 19T0, we submitted to you a draft report on the results of our review of the management of the $100 million emergency military construction program to expand and upgrade Army and Air Force facilities in Korea (OSD Case No. 3168). In the draft report we stated our belief that the establishment of a central authority in Korea con- tributed to a more effective and efficient implementation and management of this construction program than the earlier emergency military construc- tion program in Thailand, which we had reviewed previously. We pointed out, however, that we believe there is a need for improvement in controls to ensure compliance with your stated policy that the facilities to be constructed should be uniform in quality and cost among the military Services. We also stated that the standards and guidelines established by the Department of Defense (DOD) for construction of troop housing in Korea under the 1968 supplemental construction program were vague and, therefore, subject to various interpretations. The DOD standards and guidance issued early in 1968 were stated to be intended to ensure construction of minimum essential facilities on an austere basis and uniformity in quality and costs among the Services. Actually, however, the guidance gave the Commander, U.S. Forces, Korea, and the Services considerable latitude in choosing among three types of troop housing construction--concrete block, relocatable, or tents erected on wood frames with wood or concrete floors-- and in deciding on the amount of space to be provided. With respect to the space, the Services were authorized to provide an indefinite amount of gross square feet in the housing so long as a prescribed number of net square feet for the living area of each planned occupant was not exceeded. 5 AS-F

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