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GAO-10-98R 1 (2009-11-13)

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United States Government Accountability Office
Washington, DC 20548

   November 13, 2009


   The Honorable Carl Levin
   Chairman
   The Honorable John McCain
   Ranking Member
   Committee on Armed Services
   United States Senate

   The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye
   Chairman
   The Honorable Thad Cochran
   Ranking Member
   Subcommittee on Defense
   Committee on Appropriations
   United States Senate

   The Honorable Ike Skelton
   Chairman
   The Honorable Howard McKeon
   Ranking Member
   Committee on Armed Services
   House of Representatives

   The Honorable John P. Murtha
   Chairman
   The Honorable C. W. Bill Young
   Ranking Member
   Subcommittee on Defense
   Committee on Appropriations
   House of Representatives

   Subject: Military Base Realignments and Closures: Estimated Costs Have Increased
   While Savings Estimates Have Decreased Since Fiscal Year 2009

   The Department of Defense's (DOD) cost estimates to implement recommendations from
   the most recent Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round have steadily increased
   each budget year since 2005. This BRAC round is the fifth such round undertaken by
   DOD since 1988 and, by our assessment, it is the biggest, most complex, and costliest
   BRAC round ever. With this round, DOD plans to execute hundreds of BRAC actions
   affecting over 800 defense locations and relocate over 123,000 personnel. Before it can
   realize savings from BRAC, DOD must first invest billions of dollars in facility


GAO-10-98R Military Base Realignments and Closures

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