[CPEO-MEF] CLOSURE: "DoD pushing Congress, communities for 2017 base closures"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

DoD pushing Congress, communities for 2017 base closures


By ANDY MEDICI
Military Times
February 6, 2014

The Defense Department is preparing to ask for a round of base  
closures in 2017 and is making the case to defense communities and  
lawmakers, according to Army officials.

Paul Cramer, deputy assistant secretary for installations and  
partnerships, said the Army is also working with the rest of the  
Defense Department on the possibility to include a BRAC authorization  
in the upcoming 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). It is  
not yet decided whether DoD will officially ask for its inclusion in  
the legislation, but there are indications that it will be part of  
the DoD budget request to be announced in March.

He said Army officials such as Katherine Hammack, assistant secretary  
of the Army for installations, energy and environment, have been  
meeting one-on-one with members of Congress to make the case for base  
closings that could significantly cut costs.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.federaltimes.com/article/20140206/MGMT02/302060006/DoD- 
pushing-Congress-communities-2017-base-closures

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