Geothermal Energy Development Project at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, Did Not Meet Recovery Act Requirements

Our overall objective was to evaluate DoD s implementation of Public Law 111-5, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Recovery Act, February 17, 2009. Specifically, we determined whether personnel at the Geothermal Program Office GPO, Naval Facilities Engineering Command NAVFAC, and Naval Air Systems Command appropriately used Recovery Act funds to adequately plan, fund, and initially execute Project RM-09-1441, Geothermal Energy Development Geothermal project at Naval Air Station NAS Fallon, Nevada. See Appendix A for a discussion of our scope and methodology.