LEADER 02440oam 2200457 a 450 001 9910702825603321 005 20090706144838.0 035 $a(CKB)4970000000033921 035 $a(OCoLC)318220526 035 $a(EXLCZ)994970000000033921 100 $a20090410d2009 ua 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aHigh-level leadership needed to help Guam address challenges caused by DOD-related growth$b[electronic resource] /$f[Brian J. Lepore] 210 1$aWashington, DC :$cU.S. Govt. Accountability Office,$d[2009] 215 $a24 pages $cdigital, PDF file 300 $aTitle from title screen (viewed on Apr. 10, 2009). 300 $a"April 9, 2009." 300 $a"GAO-09-500R." 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 330 $aIn an effort to improve the U.S. military's flexibility to address conventional and terrorist threats worldwide, the Department of Defense (DOD) plans to relocate more than 8,000 Marines and an estimated 9,000 dependents from Okinawa, Japan, to Guam as well as expand other U.S. force capabilities on the island at an estimated cost of more than $13 billion. DOD plans to begin construction on Guam during fiscal year 2010 in order to meet the desired buildup deadline of fiscal year 2014 indicated in the agreement reached by the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee on October 29, 2005. As a result of the military buildup, Guam's current population of 171,000 will increase by an estimated 25,000 active duty military personnel and dependents (or 14.6 percent), to 196,000. 517 3 $aHigh level leadership needed to help Guam address challenges caused by Department of Defense related growth 517 1 $aDefense infrastructure 606 $aMilitary bases, American$zGuam 607 $aUnited States$xArmed Forces$zGuam 607 $aGuam$xMilitary relations$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xMilitary relations$zGuam 615 0$aMilitary bases, American 700 $aLepore$b Brian J$01388056 712 02$aUnited States.$bGovernment Accountability Office. 801 0$bDID 801 1$bDID 801 2$bDID 801 2$bGPO 906 $aDOCUMENT 912 $a9910702825603321 996 $aHigh-level leadership needed to help Guam address challenges caused by DOD-related growth$93457556 997 $aUNINA