Pentagon cost estimates for the Guam buildup are grossly unreliable

Evidence

The Government Accountability Office has repeatedly shown that the Pentagon’s budgets for the move dramatically underestimate expenses and are simply “not reliable.” The GAO’s cost estimate of 23.8 billion is more than double the Pentagon’s 10.3 billion figure. The GAO points out that although Congress has asked for a master plan for the move, the Pentagon still doesn’t have one—almost a decade into one of the largest and costliest military transformations in history. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 257

Categorization

• XREF: Supports the book’s broader thesis about Pentagon fiscal mismanagement across base projects; connects to the reader’s interest in how bases harm America itself.