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GAO-09-706R 1 (2009-07-02)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaanok0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G nited States Government Accouintability Office Washington, DC 2054S July 2, 2009 The Honorable Tim Johnson Chairman The Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison Ranking Member Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans' Affairs, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations United States Senate The Honorable Chet Edwards Chairman The Honorable Zach Wamp Ranking Member Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans' Affairs, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Subject: Force Structure: Actions Needed to Improve DOD's Ability to Manage, Assess, and Report on Global Defense Posture Initiatives In its ongoing global realignment of U.S. forces and installations, the Department of Defense (DOD) plans to reduce the number of troops permanently stationed overseas, consolidate overseas bases, and establish a network of smaller forward locations with limited personnel. Realigning the U.S. overseas posture involves closing obsolete and redundant bases, constructing new facilities costing billions of dollars, and ensuring that other needed infrastructure is in place to support realigned forces and missions. These significant changes to force structure both in the United States and overseas are being implemented to enhance operational efficiencies and ensure access during future contingency operations. DOD requests for overseas military construction projects extend around the world including Europe, the Pacific, Southwest Asia, and Central America. For fiscal year 2010, DOD requested approximately $1.5 billion, or 7 percent, of the regular military construction request for overseas military construction. The Congress has supported the DOD's efforts to reassess and realign its overseas posture to better respond to emerging security challenges, but the Senate Appropriations Committee has expressed concerns about the department's ability to effectively manage and accomplish such an ambitious program as well as the fidelity of the global basing plan given the rapidly changing global security environment. GAO-09-706R Global Defense Posture

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