The military's Base Closure and Realignment effort in 2005 could save up to $5 billion in 2011 and another $8 billion each year thereafter, according to a report released by the Pentagon today. The report estimates that 24 percent of the Defense Department's infrastructure is unnecessary. The figure is an average of the excess installation infrastructure within each service and defense agency. The Army has the highest level -- 29 percent -- of excess capacity, according to the report. A...
