The BRAC Process
Congress created the BRAC process in 1988 as a politically palatable method to achieve the government’s goal of closing and realigning military installations despite the political challenges which often arise when facilities face reduction or elimination.
Because a military base can bring millions of dollars in federal money to its locale each year, challenges raised by members of Congress from affected districts make such initiatives difficult.
Factors considered during the BRAC process include:
How BRAC Affects Picatinny Arsenal
BRAC is a process directed at the administration and operation of the Armed Forces, used by the Department of Defense and Congress to close excess military installations and realign the total asset inventory.
The intent is to reduce expenditures on operations and maintenance, aimed at achieving increased efficiency in line with Congressional and DoD objectives. More than 350 installations have been closed in six BRAC rounds: 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2005, and the most recent in 2015. The BRAC process is always a possible initiative.
The BRAC process was developed in an attempt to achieve the government’s goal of closing and realigning military installations despite the political challenges which often arise when facilities face reduction or elimination. Because a military base can bring millions of dollars in federal money to its locale each year, challenges raised by members of Congress from affected districts make such initiatives difficult.