A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) significantly reformed contracting for the administration of claims for Part A, Medicare's hospital insurance, and Part B, which covers outpatient services such as physicians' care. The MMA required the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)--the agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that administers Medicare--to conduct full and open competition for all of its claims administration contracts and to transfer the work to Medicare administrative contractors (MAC) by October 2011. The MMA required the Secretary of HHS to submit a report to the Congress and GAO on the plan for implementing Medicare contracting reform and for GAO to evaluate the plan. To address this mandate, GAO reviewed the extent to which (1) the plan provides an appropriate framework for implementing Medicare contracting reform and (2) the plan's cost and savings estimates are sound enough to support decisions on implementation."

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The burden of cleaning up Superfund and other hazardous waste sites is increasingly shifting to taxpayers, particularly since businesses handling hazardous substances are no longer taxed under Superfund and the backlog of sites needing cleanup is growing. While key environmental laws rely on the "polluter pays" principle, the extent to which liable parties cease operations or restructure--such as through bankruptcy--can directly affect the cleanup costs faced by taxpayers. GAO was asked to (1) determine how many businesses with liability under federal law for environmental cleanups have declared bankruptcy, and how many such cases the government has pursued in bankruptcy court; (2) identify challenges the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) faces in holding bankrupt and other financially distressed businesses responsible for their cleanup obligations; and (3) identify actions EPA could take to better ensure that such businesses pay for their cleanups."

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "As the frontline regulator of mutual funds, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plays a key role in protecting the nearly half of all U.S. households owning mutual funds, valued around $8 trillion in 2005. Mutual fund abuses raised questions about the integrity of the industry and quality of oversight provided by SEC and self-regulatory organizations (SRO) that regulate broker-dealers selling funds. This report assesses (1) changes SEC has made to, or is planning for, its mutual fund exam program; (2) key aspects of SEC's quality control framework for routine fund exams; and (3) the adequacy of SEC's oversight of NASD and the New York Stock Exchange in protecting shareholders from mutual fund sales abuses."

Community Correspondence – Letter dtd 08/10/2005 to Chairman Principi from Mary Alvarado, Heather Parsons, and Nyla Moore expressing their support for China Lake.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 08/11/2005 to Tim MacGregor from Lt Col Scott Grant containing from Birmingham to Anderson AFB, Guam.

Community Input - Defense Finance & Accounting Service Dayton - 2 Letters from Marilou Smith (Mayor of Kettering, OH);

Base Input - Navy Broadway Complex San Diego - Commander Navy Region Southwest Presentation - August 5, 2005

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 08/8/2005 to Chairman Principi from Mike Woiwode, ARINC, President of SDMAC, expressing his support for the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, CA and the Broadway Complex.

Community Input - Defense Finance & Accounting Service Columbus - Spreadsheet of average age of employees compared to other locations

Community Input - Naval Support Activity Crane - Chemical and Biological Defense Realignment (MED-15)

Community Correspondence – Letter dtd 08/10/2005 to Chairman Principi from BM Kauder Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret) supporting the NSB New London. Appendix 1 is a table showing how the existing synergistic network at Groton will be affected by moving NSMRL to WRAMC or other locations. Appendix 2 is a table that provides rough estimates of the one–time and steady-state costs of moves to these locations.

Community Input - General - Florida - Briefing for Admiral Harold Gehman, Jr from Jackson's Restaurant - June 15, 2005

Base Visit Trip Report - Naval Air Station Oceana - August 1, 2005

Executive Correspondence – Resolution No. 9 dtd 06/13/2005 by the Township of Robinson, PA supporting the efforts of the regional coalition to retain military base facilities in Allegheny County, and further, calling on the DOD and the BRAC Commission to keep the 911th Airlift Wing, 99th Regional Readiness Center and the 171st Air Refueling Wing open and operating.

Base Visit Trip Report - Former NAS Cecil Field - August 10, 2005

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 08/9/2005 to Chairman Principi from Michael Benz, CEO United Way of Cleveland, stating the value of DFAS Cleveland to its surrounding area.

Base Visit Trip Report - W.E. Kellogg Air Guard Station - July 28 and 29, 2005

Executive Correspondence – Resolution dtd 08/8/2005 urging the BRAC Commission to remove the Delaware National Guard base in New Castle county from the closure consideration signed by James Ford, Mayor of the City of Lewes.

Coalition Correspondence – Letter dtd 8/9/2005 to Commissioners Newton and Skinner, Ms Wasleski, and Mr Carroll from John Nauseef, President of the Dayton Development Coalition, thanking them for visiting AFIT at Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton, OH

Clearinghouse Response - Intermin Reply to Community input form Slidell, LA Interim reply to consolidation of DISA in the NCR. Refere to JCS #30

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

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

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 8/16/2005 to Chairman Principi from Senator Hillary Clinton (NY) urging the BRAC Commission to keep the New York military installations open and operating.

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