[CPEO-MEF] CLOSURE: Anthony J. Principi: "Time for a new BRAC"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Time for a new BRAC

By Anthony J. Principi
The Hill
September 3, 2015


This September marks the tenth anniversary of the completion of the report of the most recent Defense Base Closure and Realignment (BRAC) commission. Our commission reviewed the Department of Defense’s efforts to bring our nation’s military infrastructure into line with the needs of our armed forces by transforming its structure and reducing costs through closing or reducing the size of unneeded installations.

The work was part of a process to streamline DoD infrastructure in a manner that would be acceptable across the political spectrum. The BRAC process was accomplished five times from 1988 through 2005—but no new rounds have been undertaken in the past decade.

In this time of great fiscal constraint, we cannot continue to deny DoD the opportunity to rationalize its vast excess infrastructure.  In March, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter asked Congress to authorize a sixth BRAC round.

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For the entire column, see
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/homeland-security/252594-time-for-a-new-brac

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Lenny Siegel
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