| Description |
1 online resource (ii, 46 p.) : col. ill., map |
| System Details |
System requirements: Adobe Reader. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Note |
Title from cover screen (viewed Feb. 28, 2011). |
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"January 2011." |
| Summary |
The unprecedented growth at 26 military installations across the country due to the implementation of several concurrent Department of Defense (DOD) initiatives is expected to stress transportation needs for surrounding communities. The Defense Access Roads program, while small when compared to other transportation funding sources, provides a means for DOD to pay a share of the cost of highway improvements due to unusual and sudden DOD-generated activities. In response to a congressional request to review the program, GAO (1) assessed the use of the program to mitigate transportation needs and (2) identified additional steps that may be necessary to address unmet transportation needs. GAO conducted extensive interviews with 26 growth installations and visited installations and state authorities in Maryland, Texas, and Virginia to discuss transportation issues. GAO recommends that DOD in coordination with the Department of Transportation (1) update, clarify, and communicate the program's guidelines to all stakeholders to promote more effective program utilization, and (2) ensure regular meetings of appropriate high-level leaders to identify existing federal transportation funding resources and develop a strategy for giving priority consideration to defense-affected communities. DOD partially concurred with our recommendations. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Note |
"GAO-11-165." |
| Subject |
United States. Department of Defense -- Rules and practice -- Evaluation.
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United States. Department of Transportation -- Rules and practice -- Evaluation.
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Intergovernmental cooperation -- United States.
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Federal aid to transportation -- United States.
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Roads -- United States -- Finance.
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Interagency coordination -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Lepore, Brian J.
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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies.
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| Added Title |
Defense infrastructure : high level federal interagency coordination is warranted to address transportation needs beyond the scope of the Defense Access Roads program |
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High-level federal interagency coordination is warranted to address transportation needs beyond the scope of the Defense Access Roads program |
| Gpo Item No. |
0546-D (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
GA 1.13:GAO-11-165 |
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