BRAC Early Bird 14 October 2005

Disregard Restriction of Header and Footer: O-MM-0109-cw Provision of Certified DON Data to BRAC 05 JCSGs. Navy memo dtd January 10, 2005. Department of Navy Activities with Corrections to Data Call 1 (Datacall 1-34) and Supplemental Data Calls.

Disregard Restriction of Header and Footer: O-MM-0109-cx Provision of Certified DON Data to BRAC 05 JCSG. Navy memo dtd January 18, 2005. Department of Navy Activities with Corrections to Data Call 2 (Datacall 2-20).

Disregard Restriction of Header and Footer: O-MM-0109-cy Provision of Certified DON Data to BRAC JCSGs . Navy memo dtd January 24, 2005. Department of Navy Activities with Corrections to Data Call 1 (DataCall 1-36) and Supplemental Data Calls; and Department of Navy Activities with Corrections to Data Call 2 (DataCall 2-21).

Disregard Restriction of Header and Footer: O-MM-0109-cz Provision of Certified DON Data to BRAC 05 JCSGs. Navy memo dtd January 31, 2005. Department of Navy Activities with Corrections to Data Call 1 (DataCall 1-37) and Supplemental Data Calls; and Department of Navy Activities with Corrections to Data Call 2 (DataCall 2-22).

Disregard Restriction of Header and Footer: O-MM-0109-d Provision of Certified DON data to BRAC 05 JCSGs. Navy memo dtd June 1, 2004. Department of the Navy Activities with Industrial JCSG Data for Detachments and Remote Sites for BRAC Data Call #1; and data disk labeled 'Department of the Navy BRAC 2005 Data: Industrial JCSG Data Call #1 Capacity Data for Detachments and Remote Sites - 01 June 2004".

Disregard Restriction of Header and Footer: O-MM-0109-da Provision of Certified DON Data to BRAC 05 JCSGs. Navy memo dtd February 7, 2005. Department of Navy Activities with Corrections to Data Call 1 (DataCall 1-38) and Supplemental Data Calls; and Department of Navy Activities with Corrections to Data Call 2 (DataCall 2-23).

Memorandum of Meeting with community representatives from Fayetteville, North Carolina to discuss their concerns regarding the recommended realignment of Pope Air Force Base.

Compilation of BRAC related news items from 08/13/05.

Compilation of BRAC related news items for 08/14/05.

Executive Correspondence – Resolution 2005-8 dated 08/01/05 from the Village of Danville, OH in support of repealing DoD’s recommendation to close Mansfield Lahm Air Guard Station.

Executive Correspondence – Resolution 27-05 dated 08/01/05 from the Village of Bellville, OH in support of repealing DoD’s recommendation to close Mansfield Lahm Air Guard Station.

Executive Correspondence – Resolution dated 08/08/05 from the Town of Bridgeville, DE in support of repealing DoD’s recommendation to close New Castle County Airport Air Guard Base.

Regional Hearing - State Input from South Texas Military Complex's to the BRAC Commission. Includes a powerpoint and a CD/DVD.

Regional Hearing - State Input from Multivariate Geospacial Evaluation of Land and Airspace Encroachment Issues to the BRAC Commission. Relating to Military Value Critieria by General Kinematics Corporation. Includes a powerpoint presentation and any other additional Information.

Department of Defense Clearinghouse Response: DoD Clearinghouse response to letter from the BRAC Commission requesting COBRA data for school-age children and for locality pay variations between Newport, RI and Athens, GA.

Regional Hearing - State Input from Fort Benning and the Columbus Region to the BRAC Commission. Includes a presentation and a CD/DVD.

Regional Hearing - State Input from Willow Grove Air Reserve Station to the BRAC Commission. Includes a powerpoint and any other additional information.

Department of Defense Clearinghouse Response: DoD Clearinghouse response to an e-mail from the BRAC Commission regarding the following question: Would the following recommendation yield any savings in military, civilian personnel or contractor personnel? (Attached document includes recommendation and response)

Department of Defense Clearinghouse Response: DoD Clearinghouse response to a letter from the BRAC requesting comment on Fort McPherson closure recommendations.

Collection of BRAC related news articles and clippings. Produced for Commission staff review.

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "We are reviewing the processes the Department of Defense (DOD) is using to conduct its Mobility Capabilities Study (MCS). The MCS is to address changes in DOD's transportation force structure and mobility requirements due to changes in threats and certain national security and military strategies. The study results may underpin decisions on future strategic airlift, aerial refueling aircraft, and sealift procurements. The study relies on the use of various models and data inputs to develop and evaluate transportation alternatives, including variations in alternative transportation modes (air, land, sea) and sources (military, civilian, foreign), as well as factors that affect transportation mode and source decisions. The Senate Armed Services Committee directed us to monitor the conduct of the MCS and report on the adequacy and completeness of the report no later than 30 days after DOD completes the study. DOD plans to issue the MCS report during 2005. This letter is intended to bring to the Secretary of Defense's attention preliminary observations on certain aspects of the MCS methodology to permit you to ensure the credibility of this and future studies. In our letter, we address the adequacy of …

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) acquisition program is estimated to cost $245 billion to develop and produce three variants of stealthy fighter aircraft--a conventional takeoff and landing variant for the Air Force, an aircraft carrier variant for the Navy, and a short take-off and vertical landing variant for the Marine Corps and Air Force. A major goal of the JSF program is to reduce costs by maximizing commonality among variants. However, the Air Force conventional variant is being designed with a different aerial refueling method than those used by the two other JSF variants. U.S. fighters use two different methods for aerial refueling. Air Force fixed-wing aircraft are all currently fueled by a boom that extends from a tanker aircraft and is guided into a receptacle. The Navy and Marine Corps fighters use a probe that extends from the fighter to receive fuel when inserted into a drogue, which is a basket-like device on the end of a hose that extends from the tanker. The Senate Armed Services Committee directed that we (1) examine the rationale behind the Air Force refueling decision for its JSF version, (2) determine …

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "For many years, scientists have observed a warming trend in the earth's climate and have projected additional changes in the coming decades, with potential implications for human society. To provide for the development and coordination of a comprehensive and integrated U.S. research program that will assist the nation and the world in understanding, assessing, predicting, and responding to such changes, the Congress, in the Global Change Research Act of 1990 (act), required the administration to, among other things, prepare a national global change research plan, a summary of the achievements and expenditures in the area of federal climate change research, and a scientific assessment. The scientific assessment is to be prepared at least every 4 years and is to: (1) integrate, evaluate, and interpret research findings on climate change of the Global Change Research Program (implemented under the Global Change Research Plan) and scientific uncertainties associated with such findings; (2) analyze the effects of global change on the natural environment, human health and welfare, and other specified areas; and (3) analyze current trends in global change and project major trends for the next 25 to 100 years. In …