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- 2010 Census: Data Collection Is Under Way, but Reliability of Key Information Technology Systems Remains a Risk
- Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In March 2008, GAO designated the 2010 Census a high-risk area in part because of information technology (IT) shortcomings and uncertainty over the ultimate cost of the census, now estimated at around $15 billion. The U.S. Census Bureau (Bureau) has since made improvements to various IT systems and taken other steps to mitigate the risks to a successful census. However, last year, GAO noted that a number of challenges and uncertainties remained, and much work remained to be completed under very tight time frames. As requested, this testimony provides an update on the Bureau's readiness for an effective headcount, covering (1) the reliability of key IT systems; (2) a broad range of activities critical to an effective headcount, some of which were problematic in either earlier 2010 operations or in the 2000 Census, and (3) the quality of the Bureau's cost estimates. The testimony is based on previously issued and ongoing GAO work."
- Aberdeen Proving Grounds Garrison Overview
- Base Input - PowerPoint presentation presented to the commission including demographics and statistics related to the Aberdeen Proving Grounds.
- Agency Operations: Agencies Must Continue to Comply with Fiscal Laws Despite the Possibility of Sequestration
- Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Budget Control Act of 2011, amending the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, establishes limits on discretionary spending for fiscal years 2012 through 2021. In addition, the Act specifies additional limits on discretionary spending and automatic reductions in direct spending because legislation was not enacted that would reduce projected deficits by at least $1.2 trillion by the end of fiscal year 2021. Among other things, the Budget Control Act requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to calculate, and the President to order, a sequestration of discretionary and direct spending on January 2, 2013, to achieve reductions for that fiscal year."
- Agreed-Upon Procedures: Airport and Airway Trust Fund Excise Taxes
- Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed whether the net excise tax revenue distributed to the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (AATF) for the fiscal year (FY) ended September 30, 1998, is supported by the underlying records."
- Agreed-Upon Procedures: Black Lung Disability Trust Fund Excise Taxes
- Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed whether the net excise tax revenue distributed to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund (BLDTF) for the fiscal year (FY) ended September 30, 1998, is supported by the underlying records."
- Agreed-Upon Procedures: Federal Unemployment Taxes
- Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed whether the net federal unemployment taxes (FUTA) collected by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1998, are supported by the underlying records."
- Agreed-Upon Procedures: Highway Trust Fund Excise Taxes
- Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed whether the net excise tax revenue distributed to the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for the fiscal year (FY) ended September 30, 1998, is supported by the underlying records."
- Air Force Brief
- Department of Defense Clearinghouse Response: Air Force Brief: BRAC Process
- Air Force Real Property Records Data
- Department of Defense Clearinghouse Response: DoD Clearinghouse Response to a question from the BRAC Commission regarding Air Force real property records data.
- Air Pollution: Air Quality and Respiratory Problems in and Near the Great Smoky Mountains
- Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Concerns have been growing about the air quality, visibility, and respiratory illnesses around the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which straddles the border between North Carolina and Tennessee. This testimony analyzes recent trends in and contributing factors to (1) visibility impairments, (2) ground-level ozone, and (3) respiratory illnesses. This testimony also examines the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) plans to reduce its emission of regulated pollutants. Visibility impairments and ozone are largely attributable to the following three types of emissions: sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and volatile organic compounds. The counties that border the park generally have slightly higher mortality rates from two types of respiratory illness. The three types of emissions interact in the atmosphere to form ozone gas and sulfate particles, which are linked to respiratory illnesses. In response to federal laws and other factors, TVA is making substantial environment-related investments and expects to reduce its annual emissions of sulfur dioxide by 36 percent and its "ozone-season" emissions of nitrogen oxides by 68 percent between 1999 and 2005. This testimony summarizes a May report, (GAO-01-658)."
- Air Traffic Control: Observations on FAA's Air Traffic Control Modernization Program
- A statement of record issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Air Traffic Control Modernization Program, focusing on: (1) the causes of the problems that have plagued FAA's modernization program for nearly two decades; (2) recent agency efforts to overcome these problems; and (3) the readiness of FAA and others to meet year 2000 requirements."
- Airport Finance: Past Funding Levels May Not Be Sufficient to Cover Airports' Planned Capital Development
- Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Since Congress enacted the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21 Century (AIR-21) 3 years ago, much has changed. At that time, the focus was on reducing congestion and flight delays. Today, flights are being canceled for lack of business, two major air carriers are in bankruptcy, and attention has shifted from increasing the capacity of the national airspace system to enhancing aviation security. Furthermore, as the federal budget deficit has increased, competition for federal resources has intensified, and the costs of airport capital development are growing, especially with the new requirements for security. Nonetheless, analysts expect the demand for air traffic services to rebound. Until that time, the unexpected slump in air traffic creates a window of opportunity to improve the safety and efficiency of the national airport system."
- Antidumping and Countervailing Duties: Options for Improving Collection
- Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Since fiscal year 2001, the federal government has been unable to collect over $1 billion in antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duties imposed to remedy injurious, unfair foreign trade practices. These include AD duties imposed on products exported to the United States at unfairly low prices (i.e., dumped) and CV duties on products exported to the United States that were subsidized by foreign governments. These uncollected duties show that the U.S. government has not fully remedied the unfair trade practices for U.S. industry and has lost out on a substantial amount of duty revenue to the U.S. Treasury. This statement summarizes key findings from prior GAO reports on (1) past initiatives to improve AD/CV duty collection and (2) additional options for improving AD/CV duty collection."
- Arlington National Cemetery: Actions Taken and Steps Remaining to Address Contracting and Management Challenges
- Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins ""
- Army: Close Air Support (CAS)
- Department of Defense Clearinghouse Response: DoD Clearinghouse response to an e-mail from the BRAC Commission regarding the Army's view on close air support (CAS).
- Army Stryker Brigades: Assessment of External Logistics Support Should Be Documented for the Congressionally Mandated Review of the Army's Operational Evaluation Plan
- Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "We are reviewing the Army's plans for deploying and sustaining Stryker brigades. We plan to complete our review and report the results in June 2003. In the meantime, the Army will be conducting an operational evaluation of the first Stryker brigade from late April through May 2003 as required by law. The purpose of this letter is to bring attention to issues concerning the adequacy of the Army's proposed operational evaluation plan. The operational evaluation is intended to facilitate an understanding of the initial brigade's overall capabilities. The evaluation was first directed by the conference report accompanying the 2001 defense authorization act. Subsequently, Congress included the requirement in Section 113 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2002, which provides that (1) the Secretary of the Army is to evaluate the brigade's execution of combat missions across the full spectrum of potential threats and operational scenarios, (2) the Department of Defense's Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) must approve the Army's operational evaluation plan before the evaluation may be conducted, and (3) the Secretary of Defense is to certify to Congress that the results of the operational evaluation indicate that the Stryker brigades design is operationally effective and operationally suitable. In this letter, we address the adequacy of the Army's operational evaluation plans for assessing the Stryker brigades' external logistics support--that is, the personnel, equipment, and services that will augment these brigades. Stryker brigades are organized and equipped to deploy rapidly and to execute early-entry operations immediately on arrival--potentially, into remote areas of the world. By design, Stryker brigades do not have the capability to sustain operations in this type of environment beyond several days or to perform other than minor vehicle repair and equipment …
- Article sent in by an individual: "War Games Seen as 'Message' "
- Community Correspondence - Article sent in by an individual: "War Games Seen as 'Message' "
- Aviation Safety: FAA Has Increased Efforts to Address Runway Incursions
- Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Despite a recent reduction in air traffic due to economic factors, congestion on airport runways remains a safety concern. The nation's aviation system is still expected to grow and become more crowded in the coming years, exacerbating concerns about ground safety issues, including runway incursions, which occur when aircraft enter runways without authorization. This statement addresses (1) recent trends in runway incursions, (2) steps taken to improve runway safety, and (3) what more could be done. This statement is based on GAO's November 2007 report issued to this Subcommittee on runway safety. GAO's work on that report included surveying experts on the causes of runway incidents and accidents and the effectiveness of measures to address them, reviewing safety data, and interviewing agency and industry officials. This statement also contains information from FAA on recent incursions and actions taken since November 2007."
- Aviation Safety: FAA Is Taking Steps to Improve Data, but Challenges for Managing Safety Risks Remain
- Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) uses data reactively and proactively to prevent accidents and manage safety risks. For instance, since 1998, FAA has partnered with the airline industry to identify precursors and contributing factors, and ensure that efforts to improve safety focus on the most prevalent categories of accidents and formulate an intervention strategy designed to reduce recurrences. Although FAA plans to continue using data reactively to understand the causes of accidents and incidents, as part of its adoption of Safety Management Systems (SMS), it is shifting to a proactive approach in which it analyzes data to identify and mitigate risks before they result in accidents."
- Aviation Security: Transportation Security Administration Faces Immediate and Long-Term Challenges
- Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Since September 11, the safety and security of the nation's civil aviation system have taken on greater urgency. GAO found that the newly created Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has assumed responsibility for aviation security and has focused on meeting congressionally mandated deadlines for strengthening aviation security. So far, TSA has developed plans and implemented procedures for using federal employees to conduct security screening at more than 400 commercial airports; hired and begun to train nearly 4,000 key security personnel; and undertaken more rigorous background checks of workers with access to secure areas at airports. TSA faces immediate challenges in assuming responsibility for security in other modes of transportation, improving the performance of screeners, and addressing aviation security issues not covered by the Aviation and Transportation Security Act's current-year deadlines. TSA also faces long-term organizational challenges, including strategically managing its workforce, controlling costs, and sharing threat information."
- Aviation Security: TSA's Change to Its Prohibited Items List Has Not Resulted in Any Reported Security Incidents, but the Impact of the Change on Screening Operations Is Inconclusive
- Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The alleged August 2006 terrorist plot to detonate liquid explosives onboard multiple commercial aircraft bound for the United States from the United Kingdom has highlighted both the continued importance of securing the civil aviation system and the potential that improvised explosive devices (IED) may be smuggled onboard passenger aircraft. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has primary responsibility for ensuring the security of civil aviation, which includes the safety of passengers and flight crew. One measure TSA uses to protect the aviation system is prohibiting individuals from carrying items that it determines to be a threat to the aircraft and its passengers into an airport sterile area or onboard an aircraft either in their carry-on bag or on their person. To implement this measure, TSA maintains a prohibited items list that informs both the Transportation Security Officers (TSO) who conduct passenger screening and the traveling public of items that will not be allowed into an airport sterile area or onboard an aircraft. In December 2005, TSA revised its prohibited items list to allow passengers to carry: (1) metal scissors with pointed tips and a blade 4 inches or less in length as measured from the fulcrum; and (2) tools--such as pliers, screwdrivers, and wrenches--7 inches or less in length (excluding crowbars, drills, hammers, and saws). TSA considers any incident that threatens the security or safety of an aircraft or its passengers and flight crew to be a security incident. These could include a range of activities onboard an aircraft such as disruptive passenger behavior, violence against a passenger or crew member, hijacking attempts, or the use of an improvised explosive device. By examining the security impacts of the change to the prohibited items list, this report considers the impacts …
- Aviation Security: Vulnerabilities in, and Alternatives for, Preboard Screening Security Operations
- Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "A safe and secure civil aviation system is critical to the nation's overall security, physical infrastructure, and economy. Billions of dollars and countless programs and policies have gone into developing such a system. Although many of the specific factors contributing to the terrible events of September 11 are still unclear, it is apparent that our aviation security system is plagued by serious weaknesses that can have devastating consequences. Last year, as part of an undercover investigation, GAO special agents used fake law enforcement badges and credentials to gain access to secure areas at two airports. They were also issued tickets and boarding passes, and could have carried weapons, explosives, or other dangerous items onto the aircraft. GAO tests of airport screeners also found major shortcomings in their ability to detect dangerous items hidden on passengers or in carry-on luggage. These weaknesses have raised questions about the need for alternative approaches. In assessing alternatives, five outcomes should be considered: improving screener performance, establishing accountability, ensuring cooperation among stakeholders, moving people efficiently, and minimizing legal and liability issues."
- Base Input - DFAS Limestone
- DFAS Limestone - A Compelling Case for Growth: Response to Request from General Newton at 6 July 2005 BRAC Commission Hearing in Boston MA
- Base Input From Fort Monmouth, NJ
- Base Input - Report submitted to the commission from Fort Monmouth outlining the advantages of keeping Monmouth open.
- Base Input - Hawthorne Army Depot
- Base Input from Hawthorne Army Depot - Command Brief, LTC John Summers, Commander
- Base Input - Naval Air Station Pensacola FL - Briefing Slides
- Base Input - Naval Air Station Pensacola FL - Briefing Slides
- Base Input -Naval Air Warfare Center Point Mugu, CA
- Base Input - Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division - Point Mugu, CA
- Base Input - NAVSEA BRAC Overview Port Hueneme
- Presentation to the Commission - NAVSEA Port Hueneme - captain Stephen Huber, Commander Naval Surface Warfare Center (Bound copy of document available for review at the BRAC Commission Library)
- Base Input - Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station
- Base Input - Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station Niagara County, New York Brochure entitled: GROWING TODAY FOR A SECURE TOMORROW
- Base Input - Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station Briefing Materials
- Base Input- Presentation - Niagara : The Total Package
- Base Input - Presentation Fort Lee, Virginia Army Base
- Base Input - PowerPoint Presentation concerning Combined Arms Support Command Base Fort Lee containing recommendations for possible closure and relocation of other bases and recommendations for improvement of Fort Lee.
- Base Input - Tobyhanna Army Depot
- Base Input - Tobyhanna Army Depot -Presentation: Command Perspectives presented to BRAC Commission Staff
- Base Input - U.S. Army Garrison-Presidio of Monterrey - CA - Presentation
- Base Input - U.S. Army Garrison-Presidio of Monterrey - CA - Presentation
- Base Input - U.S. Army Garrison-Presidio of Montery - Executive Summary, Organizational Profile, Command Brief, BOS Structure, and Information Papers
- Base Input - U.S. Army Garrison-Presidio of Montery - Executive Summary, Organizational Profile, Command Brief, BOS Structure, and Information Papers
- Border Security: Improvements Needed to Reduce Time Taken to Adjudicate Visas for Science Students and Scholars
- Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Each year thousands of international science students and scholars apply for visas to enter the United States to participate in education and exchange programs. They offer our country diversity and intellectual knowledge and are an economic resource. At the same time, the United States has important national security interests in screening these individuals when they apply for a visa. At a House Committee on Science hearing in March 2003, witnesses raised concern about the length of time it takes for science students and scholars to obtain a visa and about losing top international students to other countries due to visa delays. GAO reviewed 1) how long it takes a science student or scholar from another country to obtain a visa and the factors contributing to the length of time, and 2) what measures are under way to improve the process and decrease the number of pending cases."
- Border Security: State Department Expects to Meet Projected Surge in Demand for Visas and Passports in Mexico
- Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The U.S. Mission in Mexico is the Department of State's largest consular operation. In fiscal year 2007, it processed 1.5 million of the 8 million nonimmigrant visas (NIV) State handled worldwide. The U.S. Mission in Mexico also provided services, including passport processing and emergency assistance, to 20,000 American citizens in fiscal year 2007. This already significant consular workload is expected to increase dramatically in the coming years as millions of NIV Border Crossing Cards issued in Mexico between fiscal years 1998 and 2002 expire and need to be renewed. In addition, the implementation of new travel requirements under the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) will, for the first time, require U.S. citizens to carry passports, or other approved documentation, when traveling between the United States and Mexico. This testimony addresses (1) State's estimates of the workload for consulates in Mexico through 2012 resulting from, in particular, new travel requirements and the reissue of Border Crossing Cards; and (2) the actions State has taken to ensure consulates in Mexico keep pace with projected workload increases through 2012. This testimony is based on work currently in process that involves analyzing State's workload forecasts and forecast methodology, interviewing State officials, and visiting five posts in Mexico. GAO discussed this testimony with State officials, who agreed with GAO's findings."
- BRAC 2005 Briefing to the Secretary of Defense Briefing Minutes of May 10,2005
- DISREGARD RESTRICTION HEADER AND FOOTER - Briefing Includes: Process Overview, ASD Health Affairs, Proposed BRAC Commission Schedule, Rollout Plan, Report Outline, Quantifying Results, Decision Briefing, and Military Value Choices for 222 Base Realignment and Closure recommendations, exept the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)recommendation is pending a decision from the Director of National Intelligence (DNI).
- BRAC 2005 Infrastructure Executive Council (IEC) Meeting Minutes of April 6,2005
- DISREGARD RESTRICTION HEADER AND FOOTER - Briefing Includes: Process Overview, ASD Health Affairs, Proposed BRAC Commission Schedule, Rollout Plan, Report Outline, Quantifying Results, Decision Briefing, and Military Value Choices.
- BRAC 2005 Infrastructure Executive Council (IEC) Meeting Minutes of April 25,2005
- DISREGARD RESTRICTION HEADER AND FOOTER - Briefing Includes: Process Overview, ASD Health Affairs, Proposed BRAC Commission Schedule, Rollout Plan, Report Outline, Quantifying Results, Decision Briefing, and Military Value Choices, reviewed IEC closure recommendations, realignment recommendations.
- BRAC 2005 Infrastructure Executive Council (IEC) Meeting Minutes of December 21,2004
- DISREGARD RESTRICTION HEADER AND FOOTER - Briefing Includes: Process Overview, ASD Health Affairs, Proposed BRAC Commission Schedule, Rollout Plan, Report Outline, Quantifying Results, Decision Briefing, and Military Value Choices.
- BRAC 2005 Infrastructure Executive Council (IEC) Meeting Minutes of February 7,2005
- DISREGARD RESTRICTION HEADER AND FOOTER - Briefing Includes: Process Overview, ISG/IEC Candidate Recommendations Review, Candidate Recommendations & Strategic Presence.
- BRAC 2005 Infrastructure Executive Council (IEC) Meeting Minutes of February 23,2005
- DISREGARD RESTRICTION HEADER AND FOOTER - Briefing Includes: Process Overview, ASD Health Affairs, Proposed BRAC Commission Schedule, Rollout Plan, Report Outline, Quantifying Results, Decision Briefing, and Military Value Choices.
- BRAC 2005 Infrastructure Executive Council (IEC) Meeting Minutes of January 28,2005
- DISREGARD RESTRICTION HEADER AND FOOTER - Briefing Includes: Process Overview, ASD Health Affairs, Proposed BRAC Commission Schedule, Rollout Plan, Report Outline, Quantifying Results, Decision Briefing, and Military Value Choices, DISREGARD RESTRICTION HEADER AND FOOTER - Briefing Includes: Process Overview, ASD Health Affairs, Proposed BRAC Commission Schedule, Rollout Plan, Report Outline, Quantifying Results, Decision Briefing, and Military Value Choices.
- BRAC 2005 Infrastructure Executive Council (IEC) Meeting Minutes of March 21,2005
- DISREGARD RESTRICTION HEADER AND FOOTER - - Briefing Includes: Process Overview, ASD Health Affairs, Proposed BRAC Commission Schedule, Rollout Plan, Report Outline, Quantifying Results, Decision Briefing, and Military Value Choices, Red River and Barstow Analysis, Red River Cost/Savings Overview, Red River – Cost Summary, Costs Summary, Barstow Cost/Savings Overview, Barstow – Cost Summary, JSF Initial Joint Training Site, HSA-0029 consolidate CPOs Transactional Services.
- BRAC 2005 Infrastructure Executive Council (IEC) Meeting Minutes of March 28,2005
- DISREGARD RESTRICTION HEADER AND FOOTER - Briefing Includes: Process Overview, ASD Health Affairs, Proposed BRAC Commission Schedule, Rollout Plan, Report Outline, Quantifying Results, Decision Briefing, and Military Value Choices, Intelligence (INT) Candidate Recommendation 0004, Headquarters and Service Activities (H&SA) Candidate, Recommendation 0029, Technical (TECH) Candidate Recommendations (TECH-0005,0006,001 8 and 0042A).
- BRAC 2005 Infrastructure Executive Council (IEC) Meeting Minutes of May 4,2005
- DISREGARD RESTRICTION HEADER AND FOOTER - BRAC 2005 Infrastructure Executive Council (IEC) Meeting Minutes of May 4, 2005. Briefing includes outstanding issues on NAS Brunswick, MCLB Barstow, Grand Forks AFB, Ellsworth AFB, Cannon AFB, and Defense Research Service Led Laboratories.
- BRAC 2005 Infrastructure Executive Council (IEC) Meeting Minutes of May 9,2005
- DISREGARD RESTRICTION HEADER AND FOOTER - Briefing Includes: Intelligence 0004R, Department of the Navy 0045, Candidate Recommendations, Statistics, Major Closures and other closures.
- BRAC 2005 Infrastructure Executive Council (IEC) Meeting Minutes of November 4,2004
- DISREGARD RESTRICTION HEADER AND FOOTER - BRAC 2005 Infrastructure meeting discussing Process Timeline, IEC Role, Process Overview, Process Timeline, BRAC Principles and Consideration.
- BRAC Early Bird 21 October 2005
- Collection of BRAC related news articles and clippings. Produced for Commission staff review.
- BRAC Early Bird 24 July 2005
- Collection of BRAC related news articles and clippings. Produced for Commission staff review.