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Federal News Radio: Nearly 1 in 5 DoD facilities now in ‘failing’ condition after years of maintenance cutbacks
The number of facilities that are so poorly maintained that they now meet the Pentagon’s definition of “failing” has more than doubled in just the past year, a result of conscious decisions to make building upkeep a low priority during a period of constrained budgets.
At this time last year, the Pentagon reported that 7 percent of its facilities were in failing condition. As of this week, the figure stands at 18.9 percent, a reflection of budget decisions that officials have previously acknowledged would require the acceptance of “significant risk” in facility maintenance in order to preserve scarce operating and maintenance funds for training and to make up for other military readiness shortfalls.
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WNU Editor: Makes me wonder if the priorities are screwed-up.
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They keep closing facilities in the U.S.
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