Report that examines why there is no longer any foreign interest in the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program and how the Army's study to revise overall tactical wheeled vehicle requirements might affect the JLTV program.

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

Supplemental articles from the Marine Corps Times.

Community Correspondence - letters from 9 concerned citizens regarding the closure of Cannon AFB

Community Correspondence - Letter from Barrett G. Greene requesting that the Niagara Falls Air Force Reserve base be closed

Community Correspondence - Letters from 3 concerned citizens from the surrounding community of Niagara Falls Air Reserve Base in support of keeping the installation open.

Community Correspondence - 501 letters from concerned citizens of Cannon Air Force Base pleading with the commission to reconsider closing Cannon AFB.

Department of Defense Clearinghouse Response: DoD Clearinghouse response to an e-mail from the BRAC Commission regarding Air Force consideration of costs to other federal agencies.

Department of Defense Clearinghouse Resposne: DoD Clearinghouse response to a letter from the BRAC Commission regarding NI Industries at Riverbank Army Ammunition Plant.

Community Correspondence - 300 letters to the commission from Niagara Falls AFB expressing deep concern about the possible closure of the base.

Letters from citizens regarding concerns with the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission's (BRAC) decision to have 672 jobs realigned from Naval Support Activity Crane

Community Correspondence - 6 letters to the commission regarding Crane Naval Base and also thanking the commissioners for their attention during the hearings in St. Louis.

Department of Defense Clearinghouse Response: DoD Clearinghouse response to a letter from the BRAC Commission requesting breakout of criteria 1-4 scores for all four Naval Shipyards.

Community Correspondence - 9 Letters from a concerned citizen to each member of the commission regarding the New London Sub Base.

Community Correspondence - 23 letters from citizens employed in the private sector around Oceana expressing concern over the base's possible closure.

Community Correspondence from Citizens Concerning the Closure of Cannon AFB. 500 Letters

Community Correspondence from Citizens concerning the closure of Cannon AFB, NM. 469 Letters

Community Correspondence from Citizens concerning the closure of Cannon AFB. 520 Letters

Community Correspondence from Citizens concerning the closure of Cannon AFB, NM. 457 Letters

Letter from David W. Able, Mayor of the City of Washington, Indiana, to Commissioner Samuel K. Skinner.

Community Correspondence from Citizens Concerning Cannon AFB. 532 Letters

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In the face of growing demand for veterans' health care, GAO and the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (OIG) have raised concerns about the Veterans Health Administration's (VHA) ability to maximize its third-party collections to supplement its medical care appropriation. GAO has testified that inadequate patient intake procedures, insufficient documentation by physicians, a shortage of qualified billing coders, and insufficient automation diminished VA's collections. In turn, the OIG reported that VA missed opportunities to bill, had billing backlogs, and did inadequate follow-up on bills. While VA has made improvements in these areas, GAO was asked to review internal control activities over third-party billings and collections at selected medical centers to assess whether they were designed and implemented effectively."

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In fiscal years 2008-2012, $52.4 billion was appropriated out of the $62.2 billion authorized under the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act of 2007 (COMPETES 2007) and the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (COMPETES 2010). Almost all of these funds went to the entire budgets of three existing research entities--the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science (Science)--including all of the programs and activities the entities carry out. Appropriations for NSF, NIST, and Science generally increased under the acts but did not reach levels authorized by the acts. In addition to authorizing the budgets of these entities, COMPETES 2007 and COMPETES 2010 specifically authorized funding for 40 individual programs, including some programs within and some outside of these entities. Among those 40 programs, the 12 programs that existed before COMPETES 2007 received appropriations and continue to operate. Six of 28 newly authorized programs were also funded. Of these 6 programs, 1--DOE's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, set up to develop new energy technologies--is continuing operations, …

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In 1986, an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine destroyed the reactor building and released massive amounts of radioactive contamination. A temporary shelter was built over the damaged reactor to prevent further contamination. The United States is a major donor to an international project to build a new shelter to replace the existing one, which is badly deteriorating. GAO was asked to (1) assess the progress toward completing the new shelter, (2) review the cost estimates to complete the project, and (3) assess the U.S. role in overseeing and funding the project. To carry out its work, GAO analyzed program documents, interviewed U.S. and international program officials, and visited the Chernobyl nuclear power plant."