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Military Construction: Observations on Mismanagement of the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center

GAO-07-1039T Published: Jun 28, 2007. Publicly Released: Jun 28, 2007.
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According to the Air Force, the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center (KMCC), an over 800,000 square-foot facility, is currently the Department of Defense's largest single-facility project under construction. It is intended to provide lodging, dining, shopping, and entertainment for thousands of U.S. military and civilian personnel and their families in the Kaiserslautern, Germany, area. Initial costs for the KMCC were estimated at about $150 million, with funding coming from a variety of appropriated and nonappropriated fund sources. The construction for the project, which began in late 2003, was originally scheduled to be completed in early 2006. This testimony discusses GAO findings to date related to the KMCC. The testimony describes (1) current problems facing the KMCC, (2) causes for identified problems, and (3) the effect of problems identified and their implications for future projects in Germany. To address our objectives, we interviewed officials from the U.S. Air Force, Army and Air Force Exchange Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and German government. We also conducted a site visit and reviewed relevant KMCC documents. We plan to continue our work and make recommendations to the Air Force as appropriate.

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Air Force facilitiesConstruction contractsContract administrationContract performanceContractor paymentsCost analysisCost overrunsInternal controlsInternational agreementsMilitary cost controlMilitary forcesPerformance managementProgram evaluationRisk managementSchedule slippages