Family Housing: Mainz and Wiesbaden Requirements Overstated
NSIAD-87-69
Published: Mar 16, 1987. Publicly Released: Mar 16, 1987.
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Highlights
GAO reviewed the Army's housing acquisition plans for the Mainz and Wiesbaden military communities in West Germany to determine whether the Army: (1) actually needed all of the family housing units it planned to construct; and (2) considered all available local economy housing in justifying new housing acquisitions.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Department of the Army | The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations and Logistics) should direct U.S. Army Europe, Mainz, and Wiesbaden housing officials to reassess both Wiesbaden's and Mainz's 5-year housing acquisition plans to determine that planned construction or leasing is properly justified. |
Closed – Implemented
Both Mainz and Wiesbaden 5-year housing acquisition plans were reassessed. Projects that were not fully justified were deleted.
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| Department of the Army | The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations and Logistics) should review the existing policy and practice of including in the calculation of new housing requirements families separated from service members in Europe who decline local economy housing when government economy quarters are not available. |
Closed – Implemented
By message, dated May 2, 1987, the Army reaffirmed that families separated from service members, who decline local affordable economy quarters, are not to be included in the calculation of new housing requirements.
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Defense contingency planningDefense procurementHousing constructionMilitary facility constructionMilitary housingProgram managementHousingMilitary forcesEconomyConstruction