Rumsfeld to list bases targeted for closing Friday
Rumsfeld to list bases targeted for closing
Defense chief says savings will be $48 billion over 20 years
Friday, May 13, 2005 Posted: 7:41 AM EDT (1141 GMT)
Rumsfeld says the Defense Department stands ready to assist communities affected by base closings.
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BRAC Timeline
• By May 16, 2005 -- Rumsfeld gives Pentagon's recommendations to the base closings commission.
• By September 8, 2005 -- After holding public hearings, visiting bases, collecting data and possibly making changes, the commission gives its report of recommended base closures to President Bush.
• By September 23, 2005 -- The president will accept or reject the list in its entirety.
• 45 days later -- Congress has that amount of time to reject the recommendations in their entirety or they become binding.
Source: U.S. Dept. of Defense and The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is scheduled Friday to unveil the Pentagon's list of recommended military base closures -- moves that he says will save the U.S. military nearly $50 billion over two decades.
The defense secretary will present the recommended list of installations to be closed to lawmakers and the Base Realignment and Closure Commission.
Rumsfeld kept a tight lid Thursday on details of the much-anticipated list but said it would contain fewer names than expected since additional space will be needed to house U.S. troops now deployed overseas.
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