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GAO-01-77R 1 (2000-10-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaalmi0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 October 18, 2000 The Honorable David Obey Ranking Minority Member Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives The Honorable Peter DeFazio The Honorable Pete Stark House of Representatives Subject: Military Activities: Display of Equipment at the Former Philadelphia Naval Base in July 2000 At the request of Representatives Curt Weldon and Robert Brady, the Department of Defense (DOD) agreed to display military items for members of Congress at the former Philadelphia Naval Base1 prior to the Republican National Convention in July 2000. At your request, we determined (1) the basis for DOD's decision to approve the request, including pertinent laws or regulations and any restrictions on the conduct of the display; (2) DOD's compliance with any restrictions imposed on the display; and (3) the estimated incremental cost of the display.2 To obtain information on DOD's decision to provide the display and restrictions on the display, we interviewed officials and reviewed documents in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, DOD's Office of the General Counsel, and the offices of the Assistant Secretaries of Defense for Legislative Affairs and for Public Affairs. To obtain information on the extent that the display met DOD's restrictions and estimated incremental costs, we interviewed officials, including several personnel present at the display, and obtained documents at organizations that participated in the display. These organizations included the office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs; the headquarters offices of the four military services; the U.S. Co ast Guard; the U.S. Atlantic Fleet; Willo w Grove Naval Air Station and Joint Reserve Base; the Ship Systems Engineering Station at the former Philadelphia Naval Base; and offices of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Fort Indiantown 1 In 1995, DOD closed the base-except for designated areas retained by the Navy-and later transferred the property to Philadelphia. 2Incremental costs exceed normal operating expenses. Therefore, the figures in this letter do not include personnel costs except for special active duty pay for reservists. GAO-01 -77R Display of Military Equipment in Philadelphia

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