[CPEO-MEF] Future BRAC-- Shape and Timing unknown

[Aimee Houghton <aimeeh@cpeo.org>]

[The following comes from ICMA's listserve on base closure. --Aimee]



>This posting is courtesy of the BRAC Roundtable discussion list.
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>The article below appeared in the May 24th edition of the Atlanta
>Journal-Constitution.  It is representative of a number of articles
>published in the last couple of days in other newspapers about President
>Bush's address to this year's graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy.  It
>suggests there may be a delay in, but predicts the near certainty of,
>future base closure round(s).  Wisely, it also suggests the character,
>shape and process of future BRAC actions will depend upon - in larger
>part - the results of the Defense Review and how - and how quickly - the
>recommendations it contains are implemented.
>
>John Murphy
>PPSG, Inc.
>john@ppsginc.com
>916.362.8276 (v)
>651.315.1917 (f)
>
>
>Base closings loom as thorny issue for Bush
>
>Shutdowns save billions of dollars, but cost jobs
>
>Atlanta Journal-Constitution; Thursday, May 24, 2001
>Bob Deans - Staff
>
>Washington --- When President Bush goes to Annapolis on Friday to
>address the graduating class of the U.S. Naval Academy, he is certain to
>highlight his ambitions for remaking the military for the 21st century.
>
>He is less likely to touch on one of the tough parts of his plan for
>reconstituting a post-Cold War force: a new round of closings of
>military bases.
>
>Just how many or which ones of the nation's remaining 400 major military
>bases might be closed has not been determined.
>Bush has made clear, though, that closing bases is part of his vision.
>In the budget blueprint he sent to Congress earlier this year, he said
>the Pentagon "wastes money" on bases it no longer needs.
>
>For the full article go to:
>
>http://www.accessatlanta.com/partners/ajc/epaper/editions/thursday/news_b3c0
>5d18d199802a00fb.html

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