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GAO Auditing BRAC

Government auditors say the 2005 round of the Base Realignment and Closure is the biggest, most complex and most costly ever. Investigators from GAO say DOD age...

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February 5, 2009 5:53 pm

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Government auditors say the 2005 round of the Base Realignment and Closure is the biggest, most complex and most costly ever. Investigators from GAO say DOD agencies need to take steps to make sure BRAC meets its cost estimates and is completed on time. We turn to Brian Lepore, Director of Defense Capabilities and Management Issues at GAO to explain why they are investigating BRAC.

LINKS: Military Base Realignments and Closures: DOD Faces Challenges in Implementing Recommendations on Time and Is Not Consistently Updating Savings Estimates GAO-09-217 January 30, 2009

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