Defense Infrastructure: Additional Actions Could Enhance DoD's Efforts to Identify, Evaluate, and Preserve Historic Properties

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Abstract:

The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 requires each federal agency to establish a preservation program that ensures properties are identified and evaluated for historic significance, as well as managed and maintained in a way that considers their preservation. Senate Report 115-130 accompanying a bill for the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2018, included a provision that GAO assess DODs management of historic properties in use on U.S. installations. This report examines the extent to which DOD (1) identifies and evaluates properties for historic significance, including those that have been privatized, and (2) assesses the condition of its historic properties and has guidance on the training of installation personnel maintaining and those working in historic properties. GAO reviewed DOD fiscal year 2017 real property data and policies and procedures; visited a nongeneralizable sample of 10 installations, selecting them based factors such as military service representation and concentration of historic properties; and interviewed DOD officials, privatized housing developers, and installation personnel.

Author(s):
Field, Elizabeth ; Lepore, Brian ; Storts, Maria ; Allen, Whitney ; Bergman, Ronnie ; Chua, Aaron ; Gezon, Christopher ; Gonzalez, Alexandra ; Kmetz, Lori ; Lesser, Amie ; , ; Martin, Emily ; Pena, Natalia ; , ; Ransom, Clarice ; Sandel, Jodie ; Savoy, Monica ; Van Schaik, John
Author Organization(s):
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
Funding Organization(s):
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC, WASHINGTON DC , DC
Document Type:
Technical Report/Congressional Report
Publication Date:
2019 Jun 01
Pagination:
45

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Distribution Code:
A - Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement: Public Release

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Collection: TRECMS
Subject Terms
Modernization Areas:
Space
Communities of Interest:
Human Systems
Descriptor(s):
united states government, civil engineering, national security, social media, department of defense, resource management, united states, acquisition, air force, buildings and structures, construction, cultural resources, governments, historic preservation, marine corps, personnel management, standards
Keyword(s):
NHPA(NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT OF 1966), ACHP(ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION), SHPO(STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER), ICRMP(INTEGRATED CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN), RPAD REAL PROPERTY ASSETS DATABASE), INFADS(INTERNET NAVAL FACILITIES ASSET DATA STORE), GFEBS(GENERAL FUND ENTERPRISE BUSINESS SYSTEM), ACES(AUTOMATED CIVIL ENGINEERING SYSTEM)
Subject Categories:
Mechanical, Industrial, Civil and Marine Engineering; Military Sciences
Creation Date:
2021 Nov 18
Update Date:
2022 Jan 13