While the Pentagon's net savings from previous rounds of military base realignments and closures are "substantial," its estimates of those savings are imprecise, according to a newly released General Accounting Office report. "Our analyses have consistently affirmed that the net savings for the four closure rounds are substantial and can best be depicted as cost avoidances in specific operational areas," the April 5 report reads. Based on its analysis of the Defense Department's fiscal year 2002 budget documentation, GAO estimates...
