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Overall, the major weakness i n t h i s system i s the lack o f ngorousness with which the plans are formulated b Fimding Sifcsystem The funding subsystem comprises items 36 through 117 i n Figure 14 Ihese Items are C36) Recent acts, resolutions, and other ejqpressions o f Congressional views on foreign policy and national defense matters (37) Recent t r e a t i e s , executive orders, and other ejqpressions o f Pres- i d e n t i a l views on foreign policy and national defense matters Recent intelligence estimates (38) Recent directives, memorandums, and other expressions of DOD i n - terpretation of foreign policy and national defense matters (39) C i v i l i a n and m i l i t a r y s t a f f s at a l l levels, from DOO t o Amy head- quarters, conduct functional area reviews (40) Joint S t a f f formulates the Joint Strategic Objective Plan CÌ SOP) Vol I - Strategy, which i s a m i l i t a r y judgment on the strategy which should be supported i n the next 5 to 8 years (41) DCSLOG Director o f I n s t a l l a t i o n s , Construction Division, Program Development and Budget Branch and Program and Planning Division, Program Branch prepare D/A program gmdance f o r major Army commands (42) ASD's review JSOP Vol I and provide SEC DEF with comments At thi s time, OSD generates the f i r s t o f a series of Draft Presidential Memorandums (DPM's), privile g e d advisory n o t i f i c a t i o n s to the Pres- ident (43) CONARC Engineer and Amy Engineer provide program guidance to Class I i n s t a l l a t i o n s (44) SEC DEF issues tentative strategic guidance (45) JCS comment on tentative strategic guidance (46) ASD's review JCS comments on tentative strategic guidance and com- ment to SEC DEF (47) SEC DEF issues Strategic Guidance Memorandum (48) BOB and ASD's review p r i o r f i s c a l year budget submissions (49) SEC DEF issues tentative f i s c a l guidance (50) Joint S t a f f formulates JSOP Vol I I , Analysis and Force Tabs, whidi i s a m i l i t a r y judgment on the forces and programs which should be svpported m the next 5 t o 8 years (51) CONARC comments on tentative f i s c a l guidance (52) Joint S t a f f and JCS comment on tentative f i s c a l guidance (53) Amy Sta f f reviews command comments and offers i t s comments on ten- t a t i v e f i s c a l guidance (54) ASA'S and S/A review preceding comments and offend t h e i r comments on tentative f i s c a l gmdance (55) ASD's review JSOP I I and JCS and D/A comments on tentative f i s c a l gmdance and provide SEC DEF with comments (56) SEC DEF issues Fiscal Gmdance Memorandum (57) JCS Joint Force Memorandum, the JCS program submission (58) Amy St a f f gives program gmdance t o Amy Commands (59) Amy Command sta f f s give program gmdance to subordinate commands (60) Subordinate command s t a f f gives program gmdance t o i n s t a l l a t i o n s (61) Master Planning Branch adjusts long-range construction program and construction annexes to 5-year development program and submits 56
t h r o u j ^ channels to OCE (same sequence o f steps as 31 through 35) (62) Engineenng Division, Planning Branch revises MCA long-range con- struc t i o n program annex t o 5-year Amor program (63) Master Planning Branch i n i t i a t e s preparation o f DD1391's f o r each construction project desired i n the next f i s c a l year appropriation f o r the MCA program At t h i s p oint, projects are also i d e n t i f i e d that may be funded t h r o u j ^ OQM or non-appropnated funds The i n - dividual i n s t a l l a t i o n can carry out OÌ M projects not exceeding $25,000 m minor new construction and $200,000 m repair and u t i l - i t y construction with the approval o f the cognizant subordinate command The major command, CONARC, does not have any greater ap- proval authonty, but DOD can approve new construction projects up to $200,000 There i s more than passing desire w i t h i n the command structure t o have the l i m i t s on 0§M funding at the subordinate com- mand level raised t o $200,000/$500,000 instead o f the present $25,000/ $200,000 (64) Engineenng Division, Design Branch, Estimating Section develops budget estimate f o r each DD1391 The 1^1's are received i n batches from Ft Ord and i t takes 2-3 weeks t o process through SPK and back to Ft Ord On the order o f 1 to 2 man-days are involved i n pre- panng the budget estimate f o r each D D l ^ l Ft Ord pays the Corps from I t s 0§M funds f o r t h i s estimating service. Ft Ord estimates the cost at about $ 3 0 0 to $500 per DD1391 SPK estimates t h a t , p n o r to the consolidation withm SPD of militajry construction at SPK, i t handled 25-50 DD1391's per year (65) Master Planning Branch develops next f i s c a l year MCA program (66) I n s t a l l a t i o n s t a f f establishes p r i o r i t i e s f o r items i n MCA program, p n o r i t i e s are not established m a ngorous manner (67) I n s t a l l a t i o n s Brandi distnbutes MCA program from i n s t a l l a t i o n s t o subordinate command s t a f f (68) Each s t a f f member establishes p r i o r i t i e s f o r those f a c i l i t i e s withm his functional area (69) Army Engineer integrates a l l f a c i l i t i e s i n t o o v e r a l l Siibordinate com- mand p n o n t i e s (70) CONARC Engineer distnbutes MCA programs from subordinate i n s t a l - lations t o CONARC s t a f f (71) Each s t a f f meiber establishes p r i o r i t i e s f o r those f a c i l i t i e s withm his functional area (72) CONARC Engineer integrates a l l f a c i l i t i e s i n t o o v e r a l l CONARC pnor - i t i e s (73) Program and Planning Division receives m i l i t a r y construction programs from CONARC and other major commands, the program from each command conpnses l i s t o f items m the program, punched date cards f o r each I t e m , DD1391's for each item, a seven-paragrq>h j u s t i f i c a t i o n f o r each I t e m , an annotated s i t e plan f o r each item, and a general s i t e plan The Division distnbutes t h i s matenal f o r further review (74) D/A and JCS s t a f f having special interests i n selected items review these Items (75) Program and Planning Division, Planning Branch checks l i s t o f items fo r proper coding and nomenclature, makes new master tape from pur- chased cards, and prepares f i r s t l i s t i n g o f projects f o r Construction Requirements Review Committee (CRRC) Programming Branch o f t h i s Division edits seven-paragraph j u s t i f i c a t i o n 57
(76) Engineer Division, Planning Branch, reviews projects i n l i g h t of sqpproved master plans and DOD/DA/OCE c r i t e r i a , reviews s i t e plans, and proposes reductions to be made (77) F a c i l i t i e s Engineering Division, U t i l i t i e s Engineering and Oper- ations Branch, reviews u t i l i t y items (78) DCSLOG, Director o f I n s t a l l a t i o n s , Construction Division reviews l i s t i n g o f projects, DD1391's, seven-paragraph j u s t i f i c a t i o n and recommends modifications to t h i s material (79) Program and Planning Division, Planning Branch, iq[>dates master tape on items to be included i n the program (80) Construction Division, Amy Brandi, v e r i f i e s budget estimates and indicates which program items need better b u d ^ t date (81) Program and Planiung Division, Program Brandi, issues directive through Chief o f Engineers f o r Amy Engineer D i s t r i c t s t o prepare line-sketdies and preliminary construction estimates on selected program items (82) M i l i t a r y Design Section prepares line-sketches on the basis o f sub- mitted 1391's Frequent l i a i s o n with F a c i l i t y Engineer at i n s t a l l a - t i o n i s necessary Budget estimates prepared by Engineering Division, Design Branch, Estimating Section SPK estimates t h a t , p r i o r to the consolidation, i t annually handles 15-25 o f these more detailed es- timates per year (about h a l f the DD1391 work load), each o f which i n - volves 2 to 3 man-days Normally, the entire batch i s processed w i t h i n 2-3 weeks (83) Technical Operations Branch reviews l i n e drawings and budget e s t i - mates /^proximately 1 or 2 man-days spent reviewing each item Total batch passes throu£^ SPD m about 1 week SPD has f i n a l ap- proval authority on line-sketch, but not on budget estimate OCE cost indexes used as source material f o r estimate preparation and review (84) Program and Planning Division, Program Branch edits and redrafts DD1391's (85) DCSLOG, Director of I n s t a l l a t i o n s reviews and approves l i s t o f items to be i n the Amy program submission (86) DCSLOG, Dueetor of I n s t a l l a t i o n s , Construction Division, and Pro- gram and Planning Division, Program Branch, publish DOD/BOB j u s t i f i - cation material (87) CSA, ASA (I§L), and S/A are briefed on the MCA program to be submitted and approve i t Seldom i s there any change at these points Had the project been a nonstandard f a c i l i t y , the process from item 78 to 84 would have changed t o the following more prolonged sequence (a) Subsequent to DCSLOG review, GONARC Engineer authorizes pre- liminary design of f a c i l i t y (b) OCE, Program and Planning Division, Program Branch, prepare a directive authorizing preparation of preliminary technical design, budget sketches, outline specifications, and cost estimates (c) OCE, Engineering Division, prepares engineering instructions (technical guidance) as necessary (d) SPK, Engineering Division, Project Engineering Section, meets with F a c i l i t y Engineer at i n s t a l l a t i o n to v e r i f y e x i s t i n g and develop new functional c r i t e r i a and coordinates steps e and f (e) SPK, Engineering Division, M i l i t a r y Design Section develops pre- liminary technical design 58
( f ) SPK, Engmeer ing D i v i s i o n , Design Branch, E s t i m a t i n g S e c t i o n , prepares i n i t i a l budget es t imate (g) SPD, Engineer ing D i v i s i o n , T e d i n i c a l Operat ions Branch, r e - views p r e l i m i n a r y t e c h n i c a l design and budget es t imates Ch) OCE, Engineer ing D i v i s i o n , reviews t e c h n i c a l design and bud- get est imates and prov ides comments ( i ) SPK, Engineer ing D i v i s i o n , P r o j e c t Eng ineenng S e c t i o n , r e - v ises design and est imates i n accordance w i t h OCE and SPD comments, and resubmits t h r o u £ ^ SPD OCE channels ( j ) CONARC Engineer r ev i ses CONARC c o n s t r u c t i o n program s i ibmiss ion , and then OCE, Program and Planning D i v i s i o n , Program Branch, e d i t s and r e d r a f t s DD1391's (88) ASD(I§L)reviews D/A MCA program as w e l l as Program Change Requests (PCR's) which are D/A q>peals f r o m and a l t e r n a t i v e s o l u t i o n s t o SEC DEF's S t r a t e g i c and F i s c a l Guidance Memorandums, and p rov ides comments t o SEC DEF This review i s p a r t o f the o v e r a l l review o f the m i l i t a r y program, shown as i t e m 89 (90) SEC DEF issues Program Decis ion Memorandum agreeing t o programs and associa ted costs i n the Five-Year Defense Program (FYDP) Programs, i n c l u d i n g c o n s t r u c t i o n , agreed t o a t t h i s t ime because p a r t o f the b a s i c OOD budget submission At t h i s t ime design o f h i ^ e s t p r i o r - i t y c o n s t r u c t i o n i tems may be au tho r i zed t o beg in (91) JCS comment on Program Decis ion Memorandum (92) Major command, such as CONARC comments on Program Decis ion Memoran- dum and i n i t i a t e s r edama ( i ^ p e a l ) ac t ions w i t h respect t o c e r t a i n programs deemed e s s e n t i a l by CONARC b u t d e l e t e d o r reduced by the Memorandum The reclama may e n t a i l c o n s t r u c t i o n p r o j e c t s and CONARC may r e q u i r e the assis tance o f the subordinate commands and i n s t a l l a - t i o n s i n developing the reclama (93) D/A s t a f f , c i v i l i a n and m i l i t a r y , review major command comments and reclama and add t h e i r own comments and reclama ac t ions I f cons t ruc- t i o n p r o j e c t s are i n v o l v e d , the whole sequence o f steps ~ 73 t h r o u ^ 87 â may be repeated (94) ASD's review JCS and D/A comments and reclama ac t ions and present views t o SEC DEF (95) SEC DEF renders a Program Change Dec is ion (PCD) on ead i reclama Ap- proved changes are added t o the FVDP and become p a r t o f the OOD ad- dendum budget At t h i s t i m e , design o f nex t hig^iest p r i o r i t y construc- t i o n Items may be au tho r i zed (96) BOB/OSD revLew o f OOD program b u d ^ t Wi th respect t o c o n s t r u c t i o n Items t h i s review can e n t a i l a r e c y c l i n g o f steps 73 t h rou j j h 77, 79 through 84 and 86 End r e s u l t o f t h i s s tep i s BOB endorsed 000 p r o - gram f o r the next f i s c a l year (97) SEC DEF issues annual "Posture Statement *' (98) Pres ident subna.ts f i s c a l - y e a r budget t o Congress At t h i s t i m e , de- s i g n o f balance o f c o n s t r u c t i o n i tems may be au tho r i zed (99) A B i l l a u t h o r i z i n g the m i l i t a r y c o n s t r u c t i o n program i s i n t r o d u c e d m the House and r e f e r r e d t o the Committee on Armed Services (100) Subcommittee on M i l i t a r y Cons t ruc t i on holds hear ings and c lea r s an a u t h o r i z a t i o n B i l l I n connect ion w i t h these h e a r i n g s , SEC DEF, ASD's, S/A, ASA'S w i l l r e q u i r e p r e p a r a t i o n o f more j u s t i f i c a t i o n i n - f o r m a t i o n a t OSO, OSA, DCSLOG, and OCE (101) House considers and passes an a u t h o r i z a t i o n B i l l and messages i t t o the Senate 59