[CPEO-MEF] CLOSURE: DOD "still pushing for two more rounds of base realignments and closures"

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

BRAC fight may not be over, DoD official says


By Andy Medici
Federal Times
May 23, 2012

The Defense Department is still pushing for two more rounds of base  
realignments and closures despite opposition from Congress, according  
to a senior Pentagon official.

Dorothy Robyn, deputy undersecretary of defense for installations and  
environment, said it's typical for Congress to reject DoD requests  
for a BRAC on the first try. The Defense Department requested in its  
fiscal 2013 budget two new rounds of base closures - one in 2013 and  
one in 2015.

While Robyn would not speculate about whether the Defense Department  
plans to request the BRAC rounds again in the 2014 budget if it's  
rejected in its 2013 budget request, she said she would be surprised  
if DoD didn't continue to ask for it.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2012/05/military-brac-fight-may- 
not-be-over-official-says-052312f/

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