Community Correspondence - 200 individual letters written by concerned citizens to the BRAC Commission, regarding Niagara Falls International Airport Air Guard Station.

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "According to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), a gap arises each year between what taxpayers pay accurately and on time in taxes and what they should pay under the law. The tax gap is composed of underreporting of tax liabilities on tax returns, underpaying of taxes due from filed returns, and nonfiling of required tax returns altogether or on time. GAO was asked to provide information on (1) the estimated amount that each major type of noncompliance contributed to the 2001 tax gap and IRS's views on the certainty of its tax gap estimates, (2) reasons why noncompliance occurs, and (3) IRS's approach to reducing the tax gap and whether the approach incorporates established results-oriented planning principles."

Other written product issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Improving the economy and efficiency of federal programs has long been a key objective of the Government Accountability Office (GAO). To this end, GAO held a workshop on December 17, 2004, to discuss the use of economic analysis, such as benefit cost or cost effectiveness, for helping to measure the performance of federal programs. The workshop's purpose was to discuss the present state of economic performance measures and identify gaps in their application and the barriers and analytical issues that limit their use in helping assess the performance of federal programs and identify opportunities for the federal government and professional and academic institutions to improve (1) the use of economic performance measures for evaluating federal programs and (2) the general economic principles and guidance on which economic performance analysis is based."

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "On May 13, 2005, the Department of Defense (DOD) submitted 222 base realignment and closure (BRAC) recommendations, involving an unprecedented 837 BRAC actions, to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission for its review. DOD expects the proposals, if approved, would generate net annual recurring savings of about $5.5 billion beginning in fiscal year 2012 and net savings of nearly $50 billion over a 20-year period, despite an expected cost of over $24 billion to implement the recommendations. The Commission is charged with reviewing these proposals and submitting its own list to the President by September 8, 2005. The Commission requested GAO to provide testimony before the Commission summarizing the results of its report, issued on July 1, 2005, on the 2005 BRAC process. This statement presents GAO views on (1)whether DOD's selection process in developing BRAC actions was logical and reasoned, (2) selected issues regarding the recommendations, and (3) certain challenges associated with implementing the BRAC recommendations, if approved."

Department of Defense Clearinghouse Response: DoD Clearinghouse response to a letter from the BRAC Commission requesting a COBRA run associated with the closure of Naval Air Station Brunswick.

I urge you to overturn the Department of Defense's BRAC recommendation to close Cannon Air Force Base. Cannon Air Force Base should not be on the BRAC closure list for many reasons. I've listed some of the key reasons below: Cannon does not fit the criteria provided for base closure. Cannon has an abundance of air space and no encroachment issues. This provides for safer and more realistic training scenarios for pilots.

MEDIA BRIEFING BOOK RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA REGIONAL HEARING ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, SD A. Media Advisory B. Suggested Talking Points for Installation Visit C. Suggested Qs & As for Installation Visit D. Sampling of Local Media Coverage Relating to BRAC

Community Correspondence - 753 letters from the citizens in the surrounding community of Niagara Falls Air Force Reserve Base

Dear Chairman Principi and BRAC Commissioners: I was upset by the Defense Department's recommendation to close the Niagara Falls Air Force Reserve and Guard base. This recommendation is not in the nation's best interest and the BRAC Commission should reverse this decision and remove them from the closure list. It is hard to understand why the Air Force has decided to take planes, missions and jobs away from so many Air Guard and Air-Reserve bases and put them on the more costly Active Duty bases.

Executive Correspondence - Letters from James P. Maloney Maj. Gen. US Army, Retired, to each of the BRAC Commissioners regarding Fort Bliss, Fort Sill, Oklahoma and the Air Defense Artillery Center.

Executive Correspondence - Letter and supporting documents from Ohio Senator George V. Voinovich to the BRAC Commission Chairman Anthony J. Principi regarding the senator’s support to keep the Air Force Institute of Technology open at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

Community Correspondence - In realization of the enormous task the BRAC Commission has been given; please accept this input. No one wants to have "their" local military base to close; your decisions will not be popular regardless of what closure decision you make. Therefore the decision needs to be based on something other than politics. Please consider these important facts regarding Cannon Air Force Base: 1. Clovis and Portales, NM are VERY small communities; the total population for both counties (per 2002 census) is only 63,062. The resulting economic impact from closure would be devastating simply due to the large economic impact Cannon has on these two small communities. We do not have lots of other industry and due to our location it is doubtful that other compensating industries can be developed. 2. The local weather conditions and the proximity to what is known locally as the Melrose bombing range (located between Ft. Sumner and Clovis south of Melrose) allows for y

I am very concerned about the BRAC Commission's decision to close Cannon Air Force Base. * I do not believe the Commission is fully aware of the unique attributes that Cannon offers to our national defense. These include an abundance of air space and no encroachment issues, a bombing range that is only seconds away, the airspace to fly at supersonic speeds, and ideal year-round flying weather, among many others. In addition to the military value to the nation, Cannon has been supported over the last 50 hears by the local communities like no other in the country. We consider Cannon a part of our family. The closure of Cannon will also have a devastating impact on our economy. It has been estimated that the area will lose at least 20 percent of its workforce, plus the ripple effect that we will have on our public and higher education systems. Please reconsider all the facts before making your final decision.

I am very concerned about the Department of Defense's recommendation that Cannon Air Force Base should be closed. Cannon Air Force Base should not be on the BRAC closure list for many reasons. Listed below are just a few reasons on why Cannon Air Force should not be on the list: Cannon does not fit the criteria provided for base closure. The weather in Eastern New Mexico provides year round training ability. Cannon has the space and facilities to accommodate joint war-fighting, training, and readiness as was evidenced by the recent joint training effort between Cannon and the US Navy.

Community Correspondence - 181 Form letters from concerned citizens of communities around Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The first 3 letters are representative of the different types of form letters that may be found in this document.

Community Correspondence - 637 letters to Chairman Principi from all ages in the Niagara community expressing concern and disapproval of the commission's decision to keep Niagara on the BRAC list.

Community Correspondence - 18 individual letters to the commission stating approval of the commission's decision to leave Cannon AFB on the BRAC list for closing. They state their disapproval of the adequacy of the facilities on base and the lack of effort taken in caring for the citizens.

Community Correspondence - 504 letters to the commission about the proposed closure of Cannon AFB and the disapproval of the action.

Department of Defense Clearinghouse Response: DoD Clearinghouse response to a letter from the BRAC Commission requesting information on the impact of DoD's BRAC recommendations on the Cryptologic Systems Groups at Lackland Air Force Base.

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the Live Oak Treaty of 1838 is still a binding agreement (RQ-0310-GA)

This report is on Climate Change: Summary and Analysis of the Climate Stewardship Act (S. 342, S. 1151, and H.R. 759).

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A document that breaks-down the budgeting and profit building of the Texas Daily Newspaper Association for the year 2005. The document states that TDNA fell short of their goal of the $56,856 net profit budgeted for 2005 by $11,554 due to losses, however, they managed to achieve a net profit of $45,302 which helped create a surplus balance of $21,290 for the start of the 2006 budget year.

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