Comment on closure of Fort Monmouth Page: 2 of 19
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6. Please discuss the recommendation to "Realign Fort Belvoir, VA by relocatlCN 5464
and consolidating Sensors, Electronics, and Electronic Warfare Research.
Development and Acquisition activities to Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, and by
relocating and consolidating Information Systems Research and Development
and Acquisition (except for the Program Executive Office, Enterprise Information
Systems) to Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD" and the benefits from the
justification that state: "The recommendation establishes a Land C41SR Lifecycle
Management Command (LCMC) to focus technical activity and accelerate
transition."
7. Are there any concerns regarding the payback portion which states: "The
total estimated one-time cost to the Department of Defense to implement this
recommendation is $822.3M. The net of all costs and savings to the Department
of Defense during the implementation period is a cost of $395.6M. Annual
recurring savings to the Department after implementation are $143.7M with a
payback expected in 6 years."
8. Is there any additional information that you would like to communicate that
might impact on these recommendations?
9. In unclassified terms, please name and describe all laboratory, test and
certification facilities. Please note specifically: estimated time to newly construct
each of those facilities to include time to achieve any required certifications; any
certifications required; estimated cost to newly construct; length of time that old
and new facilities would need to be co-operational before old facility could be
"turned off'.
10. In unclassified format, what support to legacy systems or technology will
need to be reconstituted in Aberdeen?
11. In unclassified format, please note and discuss any unique features of the Ft.
Monmouth installation itself, to include any support to outside organizations or
agencies. Is the impact to these organizations discussed in the
recommendation? If not, please describe any impacts like relocation or potential
continued operation in place.
12. In unclassified format, describe the relationship between Ft. Monmouth, Ft.
Dix, Lakehurst NAS and Willow Grove. Include descriptions of acreage, facilities,
current Ft. Monmouth usage of that location, and average yearly hours or days of
Ft. Monmouth use of that facility. How do recommendations regarding Willow
Grove impact Ft. Monmouth activities?
13. There has been significant mention of the loss of intellectual capital. Given
the current Ft. Monmouth workforce, on average, how many years of experience
do senior system personnel have with that system? How long does it take, and
what kind of training or education is required for someone to be considered a
"system expert"? Is there any way to quantify the impact of the loss of this
experience upon a system and the soldier?14. Are any of the organizations in leased facilities on Ft. Monmouth? If so,
name the organization and leased building.
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United States. Department of Defense. Comment on closure of Fort Monmouth, text, July 27, 2005; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc18746/m1/2/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.