A House subcommittee approved legislation yesterday that would make it more difficult for the next base closure and realignment commission to shut down facilities not included on the defense secretary's list of recommended closures. The next BRAC round is slated for 2005. "Based on our prior experiences, I think we need the strictest criteria possible if we are going to successfully prevent the runaway base closure commissions of the past," Rep. John McHugh (R-NY) said in a statement released the...
