Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428937374
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 45
Book Description
Military Housing
Author: United States. General Accounting OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Families of military personnel
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Military housing further improvements needed in requirements determinations and program review : report to the Secretary of Defense.
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428937374
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 45
Book Description
Military Housing
Author: United States. General Accounting OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Families of military personnel
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Military Housing
Author: U S Government Accountability Office (GPublisher: BiblioGov
ISBN: 9781289080808
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
The Department of Defense (DOD) plans to spend about $9.8 billion in fiscal year 2004 to provide housing for about 711,000 families of activeduty military personnel in the United States. DOD's policy for some time has been to rely on housing in the local communities and provide military-owned or privatized military housing when the communities cannot satisfy requirements. Historically, DOD has viewed private sector housing as more cost-effective. In January 2003, DOD approved a revised housing requirements determination process designed to provide a solid basis for justifying on-base family housing needs. GAO looked at whether (1) reliance on community housing remains costeffective, (2) the revised process has resulted in consistent and reliable needs assessments, and (3) DOD's top-level review of military housing construction proposals could be improved. DOD's policy of relying primarily on local community housing to meet military family housing needs has been and continues to be cost-effective for the federal government. GAO's analysis of DOD's fiscal year 2004 estimated housing costs showed that the annual costs to provide housing for a typical military family were about $13,600 for local community housing, $16,700 for privatized military housing, and $19,000 for military-owned housing. Although DOD's revised housing requirements determination process represents a significant step in the right direction, the process has not resulted in consistent and reliable estimates of military installation housing needs and does not require the services to maximize reliance on local community housing--the least costly housing option. Because DOD has not provided the services with timely detailed guidance addressing the particulars of performing housing requirements assessments, the services often used inconsistent methodologies, questionable assumptions, and outdated information in performing these assessments.
Military Housing
Author: United States Government Accountability OfficePublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781978453548
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
Military Housing: Further Improvement Needed in Requirements Determinations and Program Review
Gao-04-556 Military Housing
Author: United States Government Accountability OfficePublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781984319586
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
GAO-04-556 Military Housing: Further Improvement Needed in Requirements Determinations and Program Review
Military Housing
Author: United States. General Accounting OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military dependents
Languages : en
Pages : 21
Book Description
Military housing privatization off to a slow start and continued management attention needed : report to the Secretary of Defense
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428976507
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 61
Book Description
The Department of Defense (DOD) spends about $8 billion annually to provide housing for military members and their families either by paying cash allowances for members to live in private sector housing or by assigning members to military-owned or -leased quarters. Over the past several years, DOD has expressed concern over the poor quality of the military housing inventory and the need for renovations and improvements to bring the housing up to contemporary standards. To improve housing faster and more economically than could be achieved if only traditional military construction appropriations were used, the Congress approved DOD's request for a new initiative, known as the Military Housing Privatization initiative, that allows and encourages private sector financing, ownership, operation, and maintenance of military housing. Under the initiative, DOD can provide direct loans, loan guarantees, and other incentives to encourage private developers to construct and operate housing either on or off military installations. Because it represents a new approach to improving military housing, GAO reviewed the implementation of the new initiative to (1) measure progress to date, (2) assess issues associated with privatizing military housing, and (3) determine whether the new initiative is being integrated with other elements of DOD's housing program.
Further Improvement Needed in Assisting Military Personnel in Finding Adequate Housing Near Bases
Author: United States. General Accounting OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Housing
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Military Housing
Author: U S Government Accountability Office (GPublisher: BiblioGov
ISBN: 9781289046736
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
This report reviews the Department of Defense's (DOD) family housing program. GAO discusses (1) whether DOD has implemented a standard process for determining the required military housing based on housing available in the private sector and (2) how an increase in the housing allowance is likely to affect the need for housing on military installations over the long term. Despite calls from Congress, GAO, and DOD's Inspector General, DOD has not introduced a standard process for determining military housing requirements. DOD and the services have worked to develop the framework for the process, but technical concerns, such as standards for affordable housing and commuting distance, have stalled its adoption. Increasing the housing allowance underscores the urgent need for a consistent process to determine military housing requirements because it is expected to increase demand for civilian housing and lessen the demand for military housing. From a policy standpoint, increasing the allowance better positions DOD to rely on the private sector first for housing because it removes the financial disincentive to living in civilian housing. From a management standpoint, considerable evidence suggests that it is less expensive to provide allowances for military personnel to live on the civilian market than to provide military housing. Although overall program costs are increasing significantly in the short term to cover increased allowances, DOD could save money in the longer term by encouraging more personnel to move into civilian housing.