WASHINGTON – April 15, 2013. Katherine Hammack, the Army’s Assistant Secretary for Installations, Energy and Environment, testified before the House Appropriations Committee on April 12.
She said the Army requested $2.4 billion for construction in fiscal year 2014 which would cover Army family housing as well as the Army’s share of the DOD base closure account. This represents a 34 percent reduction from the fiscal year 2013 request, she noted.
“In addition to and in support of Army installations and facilities, the Army also requests $15.2 billion for installation energy, environmental programs, facilities sustainment, restoration modernization and base operating support,” Hammack told the committee.
“With the fiscal challenges the Army and the whole Department of Defense is making, we closely reviewed our facility investments to determine the level of resources necessary to support the force,” she said, adding that supporting the force requires both adequate facilities and training ranges.
Source: Army Service News
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