Military Bases: Review of DOD's 1998 Report on Base Realignment and Closure

Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) report on the costs and savings attributable to the rounds of base realignments and closures (BRAC), focusing on: (1) the costs and savings of prior BRAC rounds and estimated costs and savings of future BRAC rounds; (2) the impact of prior BRAC rounds on military capabilities, excess capacity, base reuse and economic recovery of communities affected by BRAC actions; and (3) processes DOD would use to select bases for closure and realignments should further BRAC rounds be authorized.