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GAO-07-803R 1 (2007-05-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptavja0001 and id is 1 raw text is: S=GAO Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 May 21, 2007 The Honorable Solomon P. Ortiz Chairman The Honorable Jo Ann Davis Ranking Member Subcommittee on Readiness Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives Subject: Defense Infrastructure: Full Costs and Security Implications of Cheyenne Mountain Realignment Have Not Been Determined The Department of Defense (DOD) built the Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center' located near Colorado Springs, Colorado, in the early 1960s to withstand a multimegaton-yield-weapon strike and to provide protection against chemical and biological warfare. The mission of the Cheyenne Mountain Directorate is to monitor, process, and interpret air, missile, and space events that could threaten North America or have operational effects on U.S. forces or capabilities. This mission is conducted at five major centers-the Command Center, Air Warning, Missile Correlation, Operations Intelligence Watch, and Space Control-all currently located within Cheyenne Mountain. Elements of United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM)2 and Air Force Space Command3 are also located in Cheyenne Mountain. The Air Force's modernization of the attack warning systems within Cheyenne Mountain will cost more than $700 million from fiscal years 2000 through 2006.4 Peterson Air Force Base, also located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is the headquarters of United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). NORAD is a binational U.S. and Canadian organization staffed by both U.S. and Canadian personnel. The Commander of USNORTHCOM is also the Commander of NORAD and he currently has command 'The Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center is now known as the Cheyenne Mountain Directorate. It is one of several tenants that compose the Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station near Colorado Springs, Colorado. 2USSTRATCOM conducts the missile warning mission for North America. 3Air Force Space Command conducts the space control mission for North America. 4GAO, Defense Acquisitions: Further Management and Oversight Changes Needed for Efforts to Modernize Cheyenne Mountain Attack Warning Systems, GAO-06-666 (Washington, D.C.: July 6, 2006). GAO-07-803R Defense Infrastructure Page I

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