2005, ISBN: 9781234176938

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 166 pages. Original publisher: Washington, D. C. (P. O. Box 37050, Washington, D. C. 20013) : The Office, 1999.… Mehr…

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 166 pages. Original publisher: Washington, D. C. (P. O. Box 37050, Washington, D. C. 20013) : The Office, 1999. OCLC Number: (OCoLC)43871096 Subject: Real estate management -- United States. Excerpt: . . . B-280230 these inspectors can be expected to produce reasonably accurate and consistent ratings of facilities. In our survey, many bases also reported shortages of personnel in the RPM area, sufficiently trained personnel, and personnel to carry out RPM administrative work. The responses are summarized in table 3. Table 3: Percent of Bases Identifying Training and Resource Constraints Service-wide Type of constraint Army Air Force Navy Marines average Shortage of personnel for RPM 61 45 35 44 47 Shortage of trained personnel ( i. e. , with skilled craft or engineering expertise ) 48 42 28 63 41 Shortage of resources - time, budget - to carry out assessments 72 61 71 75 67. Source: Responses to question 11, GAO survey The services plans for funding RPM could result in the further Insufficient RPM Funding deterioration of infrastructure and an increase in backlogs of repairs. The Defense Planning Guidances since 1997 were intended, in part, to get the services to increase spending in areas considered as underfunded. The April 1999 guidance update for fiscal years 2001 - 2005 requires that RPM funding at least match the annual levels in the fiscal year 2000 Presidents budget Future Years Defense Program while eliminating a previously established goal to meet 75 percent of RPM requirements. However, even if the service headquarters comply with the update, they do not plan to fund RPM at levels that will meet identified RPM requirements ( both critical and noncritical ). Furthermore, many bases and commands do not request funding to meet all their RPM needs and some receive uneven allocations of funds for RPM, relative to their identified needs. None of the services plans provide sufficient RPM funds to keep the Services Plans May Lead to backlog of repairs at current lev. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub<