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The article talks about activities by US agencies including the Department of State (State), the Department of Defense (DOD) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to address possible impact of climate change on global migration trends. Topics discussed include climate change possibly increasing both the frequency and intensity of natural disasters, thereby causing population shifts.

The article offers information on a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Department of Defense's (DOD) needs to take additional actions to improve management of its Real Property Assets Database (RPAD) that contained inaccurate data and lacked completeness. It highlights few weaknesses in DOD processes for recording and reporting real property data that have led to inaccurate and incomplete information.

The article reports on a study by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), which has found the financial and nonfinancial benefits of U.S. military services from using intergovernmental support agreements (IGSAs) with local or state governments. IGSAs resulted in cost savings and have also provided nonfinancial benefits.

The article presents a report of the U.S. Government Accountability Office on the U.S. Department of Defense efforts to address drinking water contaminants used in firefighting foam. Topics discussed include elevated levels of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in drinking water at or near military installations and to address concerns with firefighting foam; and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued nonenforceable drinking water health advisories.

The article presents a report submitted by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to congressional committees for cybersecurity requirements for utilities privatization contracts. The GAO examined guidance by the U.S. Department of Defense on installation energy management as well as documentation from all military departments regarding performance of utilities privatization contracts.

The article discusses a report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to evaluate Department of Defense's (DOD) 2017 infrastructure capacity report for accuracy and analytical sufficiency. GAO compared the report with the statutory requirements and generally accepted research standards. DOD and military service officials were interviewed by the GAO for its evaluation. GAO recommended the DOD to develop guidance to improve its methods for estimating excess capacity.

The article presents the U.S Government Accountability Office (GAO) report assessing if Department of Defense's (DOD) 2017 Sustainable Ranges Report met reporting requirements. It discusses the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003, which required DOD to submit a comprehensive plan to sustain training range in its efforts to address training constraints.

The article presents a study conducted by Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the demand of Department of Defense (DOD) for diversifying its power resources. Topics include benefits and disadvantages of financing energy projects identified by DOD and military officials; alternative financing arrangements by DOD for renewable energy generation, energy efficiency, and power generation; and financing arrangements include utility energy service contract, and power purchase agreements.

The article discusses the need for the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to improves its business processes for ensuring the commissary patron's savings rate and operational efficiencies. Topics discussed include the business model of the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) for commercial grocery stores, the comparison between the savings rates at commissaries of customers shopping and rates at the retail grocery store, and the Appropriated Funds by DeCA's for Commissary Operations in 2015.

The article discusses the study conducted by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the implementation of the policies and procedures of the Department of Defense (DOD) regarding the major construction projects conducted through its program. GAO has found that the DOD has failed in consistently following the reporting guidance for major commissary surcharges and nonappropriated fund construction projects. The revision of congressional notification policy of projects was advised.

The article discusses the study conducted by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the progress made by the Department of Defense (DOD) in the reporting of environmental cleanup costs at installations under Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) in 2017. The DOD was found to have achieved an improvement in reporting its cost data to the Congress but has failed to include the estimated costs for the cleanup of contaminants on BRAC installations which is significant for the Congress.

The article focuses on the Sustainable Ranges Initiative developed by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) that would act as a coordinating body on encroachment issues related to land use policy. Information regarding the key consideration in implementing interagency collaborative mechanisms, organizational objectives and methodology, and the comments from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), are mentioned.

The article offers information on the study conducted by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) which examined electric utility disruptions caused by the failure of Department of Defense (DOD)-owned utility infrastructure from 2009-2015. Topics include factors contributed to equipment failure, implementation of a standardized condition assessment process, and real property management. Recommendations for improvement of utility system information are presented.

The article offers information on the plans and the information needed related to the cost savings and metrics to achieve budget neutrality for the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). Topics discussed include the mandated elements related to achieving budget neutrality, the saving rate report from 2010-2015, and the DOD's commissary and exchange systems.

The article presents a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report to Congressional Committees pertaining to the plan and additional information requirement on metrics and cost savings to achieve budget neutrality for the commissaries and exchanges of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). The GAO has evaluated and recommended on the DoD's budget neutrality plan based on mandated elements and benchmarks to ensure the maintenance of customer satisfaction, quality of products, and savings.

The article focuses on a report of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) which determines cost incurred by the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Homeland Security for U.S. President Barack Obama's travel to Chicago, Illinois, and Palm Beach, Florida from February 15-18, 2013. It mentions that the GAO did not made any recommendations regarding this.

The article offers information on the renewable energy projects of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) focusing on the agency's partnership with private developers to document costs and benefits of the projects. Topics include the review of about 17 energy projects of the agency by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), energy consumption of the agency which considered as the biggest energy consumer in the government, and the review of laws by the GAO for DOD's renewable energy projects.

The article presents the U.S. Government Accountability Office's 2016 report on the U.S. Department of Defense's progress in implementing its plan to sustain training ranges and how the agency addresses training constraints caused by limitations on the use of military lands, marine areas, and space. Topics include proposals to enhance training range capabilities and address any shortfalls, and projected funding requirements for each of the military services to implement their planned actions.

The article reports on the limited progress of government department U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) which faces challenges in training activities closely on federal lands in the U.S. Topics discussed include the foreign encroachment from activities on federal managed lands which multiple agencies were involved near Department of Defense (DOD) ranges, the current statutory and regulatory framework in real property transactions and the progress of the national security risks.

The article discusses the Energy Conservation Investment Program (ECIP) established by the Department of Defense (DOD) in the U.S., designed to conserve energy. It mentioned the review conducted by the Government of Accountability Office (GAO) which indicates that 80 percent of the ECIP-funded projects anticipate benefits.

The article discusses the mandate of the U.S. Congress to Government Accountability Office (GAO), the investigation arm of Congress, to review the Department of Defense (DOD) for disposing process of excess personal properties including military equipment and materials. It mentioned the GAO recommendation to reassess further the disposal process of DOD, wherein DOD has also agree with the recommendation.

The article discusses the address of the 2013 Annual Energy Management Report or Energy Report by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to the required improvement in the energy reporting and funding for security installations which has limited connectivity across the departments. It mentioned the identifying of risks by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to energy security and funding of military services and the recommendation on the collaboration to improve the data consistency.

The article discusses the efforts of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to deal with military energy use by reducing energy demand and increasing use of renewable energy on its installations. It examines federal statutes and policies of DOD to determine its net zero goals for energy, water and waste management from June 2015 to January 2016. It mentions the failure of DOD in identifying the costs of implementing net zero initiatives.

The article discusses a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on defense infrastructure initiated by the Department of Defense (DOD) during Fiscal Year 2013. Topics discussed include in-kind payment projects that DOD initiated during fiscal year 2013, implemented guidance and procedures developed by the military services of the U.S. and advantages of accepting in-kind payments rather than cash payments in domestic real-estate transactions.

The article presents a study conducted by the U.S. Government Accountability Office to review federal green building efforts and agencies such as Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Energy (DOE) use of third-party certification systems. Topics discussed include challenges faced by these agencies in implementing requirements and the involvement of General Services Administration (GSA) and Office of Management and Budget in the study.

The article presents a study conducted by the U.S. Government Accountability Office to review disruption of utility services such as electricity and potable water installed by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and military services. Topics discussed include analysis of DOD reporting to Congress on utility disruptions; and vulnerability of the DOD's industrial control systems (ICS) to cyber incidents; and GAO recommendations to the DOD to address cybersecurity ICS guidance.

The article offers information on a report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office to examine the U.S. Department of Defense's 2015 Sustainable Ranges Report in implementing its sustainable ranges plan and described any actions taken or to be taken in addressing training constraints caused by limitations on the use of military lands, marine areas, or airspace. Topics discussed include challenges associated with military airspace, and energy infrastructure and renewable energy effects.

The article offers a report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), regarding the use of spaces at the military installations suggested by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). Topics discussed include availability options for DOD to allow non-DOD to use unutilized and underutilized space, concerns raised by the General Services Administration (GSA) for the relocation, and recommendation by GAO to DOD and GSA to collaborate to enhance routine information sharing.

The article offers information on analysis by U.S. General Accountability office(GAO), on data of homeless assistance by U.S. Departments of Defense (DOD) and U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Topics discussed include overview on DOD and HUD 's implementation of homeless assistance provisions and challenges faced on the same, reviewing of assistance plans of DOD and HUD by GAO and recommendations by GAO to provide information assistance process.

The article focuses on the need for the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to conduct a risk assessment that includes prioritizing test and training ranges based on mission criticality and determining their vulnerabilities to foreign encroachment. It is mentioned that sufficient information on commercial activity being conducted near test and training ranges has not be obtained by the DOD.

The article focuses on a report issued by the U.S. Government Accountability Office on the need of revaluation for the U.S. Department of Defense's recommendation of 26 installations of 12 joint bases. Topics discussed include the consolidation meeting goals of greater efficiency and cost saving of the department, the GAO recommending the U.S. Congress to direct DOD on joint basing goals, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense not evaluating the functions of consolidation.

The article presents a report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) as of September 2014 regarding a rural burial strategy related to access to burial options for rural veterans developed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the U.S. National Cemetery Administration (NCA). Topics discussed include NCA's decisions on invest resources, requirements of establishing new burial grounds, and information on eight elements made by the law for unnerved rural veterans.

The article presents U.S. Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)'s data on utilization of its facilities in its Real Property Assets Database as of August 2014. The topics discussed include U.S. Government Accountability Office suggestions on calculating and recording utilization data and the need for strategic planning to identify and achieve long-range goals and objective. Also discussed are challenge faced by U.S. Department of Defense in reducing excess and obsolete infrastructure.

The article discusses a report of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the impact of climate change on the infrastructure in the U.S. submitted by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). Topics discussed include consideration of climate change into installation planning by the planners of DOD, identification of limitations by GAO in the planning of DOD and GAO assessment of DOD's actions to adapt the U.S. infrastructure's ability to recover.

The article presents a report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) regarding the U.S. Air Force's decision to close the existing power plant at Clear Air Force Station as of May 2014. The report includes the Air Force's evaluation regarding the Clear Air Force Station combined heat and power plant, implementing alternative power sources at the installation in order to reduce operating costs while ensuring reliable power and difficulty in disposal of coal ash by the company.

The article focuses on a study conducted by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) related to the legislative requirements for 2014 Sustainable Ranges Report of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). As per the report, the National Defense Authorization Act has to submit a plan on use of military lands, marine areas, and airspace in the U.S. The report also informs about the participation of the DOD in U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement.

The article presents a report of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) as of December 2013 that focuses on the defense infrastructure of the U.S. Topics discussed include analysis by the U.S. Army to decide on inactivating 10 Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs) and its reorganization, the Army's Military Value Analysis Model and comments from the U.S. Department of the Army. It also discusses the GAO's methodology to examine the Army's environmental regulation documents.

The article offers information that the U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) and U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) are updating their civil support plans to include a complex catastrophe scenario as of September 2013. It states that the officials of PACOM have coordinated with the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to identify capabilities in the catastrophe. It mentions about a command established by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) for federal military civil support response.

The article focuses on a study by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) related to cost information for the Aerospace Control Alert mission of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) as of 2013. According to the National Defense Authorization Act for 2013, the DOD need to submit a report to the U.S. Congress related to risk-based assessment and cost-benefit analysis of the Aerospace Control Alert mission. The GAO has recommended the DOD to include personnel costs in budget displays.

The article reports that the U.S. Department of defense met its annual reporting requirements and continued to improve its sustainable ranges report. It includes proposals to enhance training range capabilities and address any shortfalls, projected funding requirements for each of the military services to implement their planned actions, and a review of recommendations of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) from 2004 through 2011. There is no recommendation from GAO in 2013.

The article presents a report prepared by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) concerning how the U.S. Department of Defense's (DOD) has estimated its excess capacity, outside of the U.S. congressionally-authorized Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process. The report contains reviews of GAO in relation to the DOD's excess capacity estimates from 1998, 2004, and 2012 based on the analysis of its data, review of supporting documents, and interview of its officials.

The article presents a report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the assessment of the U.S. Navy's analysis related to stationing additional DDG-51 class destroyers at the Naval Station Mayport in Florida. As per the report, the Navy's analysis provided information as required by the Section 1017 of the National Defense Authorization Act for the fiscal year 2012. The report states that the Navy showed best practices of estimating costs and benefits regarding the destroyers.

This article offers a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) regarding its analysis of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC). The March 7, 2013 report addressed to U.S. Congressional Committees aims to discuss lessons learned from BRAC 2005 that can be applied if Congress chooses to authorize future BRAC rounds. The objectives of the report are also explained such as to assess how the Department of Defense (DOD) estimated the costs and savings for BRAC 2005.

The article focuses on the need of developing effective strategies by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) for incidents such as a domestic cyber attack or major disaster. It informs that threats to homeland, major disasters and emergencies such as cyber attacks and earthquakes are occurring frequently without any prior notice, which emphasizes on the need for the DOD's measures towards it.

The article presents information on a study conducted by the U.S. Government Accountability Office regarding the financial approaches used by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) for renewable energy projects on installations in the military. It is discussed that though DOD has facilitated officials with guidance and training, the approach and information sharing is ad hoc at the installation level. It is further mentioned that the officials do not have access to up-to-date information.

The article provides information on a report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office to the several committees and the House of Representatives regarding the identification of key factors challenges that contributed to the implementations and results of U.S. Military Base Realignment and Closure 2005. It also offers information on the steps included in the BRAC 2005 process such as the proposal of candidate selection criteria, options for closures and establishment of time frames.