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GAO: Defense Infrastructure: DOD Needs Clearer Guidance on Notifying Congress of Privately Financed Construction Projects

January 1, 2017

Pursuit's Take

In addition to construction projects funded with military construction appropriations, DOD has projects funded by other sources, such as revenue-generating activities and private financing. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 included a provision that GAO report on DOD’s commissary surcharge, nonappropriated fund, and privately financed major construction program.

While DOD and its relevant components have generally followed the reporting guidance for major commissary surcharge and nonappropriated fund construction projects (those with a construction cost of greater than $750,000), they have not consistently done so for privately financed projects, including gifts of major construction.

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