General/Flag Officer Quarters (GFOQ) and Executive Housing (EH)

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1 Housing the Force General/Flag Officer Quarters (GFOQ) and Executive Housing (EH) Mr. Matthew Conlan Army Housing Division Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management

2 Bottom Line Up Front Congress is intensely interested in the costs associated with our GFOQ/EH program So are our fellow citizens. 2

3 Operating Philosophy So we conduct our business in a straightforward and above-board fashion. 3

4 Warren 4

5 The Rules 10 USC 2831 Defines General and Flag Officer Quarters and Establishes Military Family Housing management account 10 USC 2831(e) GFOQ Cost Reports 10 USC 2831 (f) Congressional Notice and Wait Requirement 10 USC 2828 (b)(4) & (6) SOUTHCOM Key & Essential Leased Family Housing 10 USC 2828 (e)(1) Foreign High Cost Leased Housing 10 USC 2884 (b)(4) Privatized GFOQ Partner Cost Reporting Annual National Defense Authorization Acts Annual Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriation Acts DoDI DoD Housing DoDM DoD Housing Management AR Army Facilities Management

6 Publications Update AR Army Facilities Management Currently under edit Chapter 3 will become AR 210-X! Army GFOQ Manager s Guide update in final review Army GFOQ Resident s Guide update in final review GFOQ Furnishings Delegation Memo Updated 1 Jun 17 requires annual renewal

7 Current GFOQ/EH Inventory Army owned: 153 Army leased: 15 Privatized: 199 Total Inventory: 367 Army-owned/Leased GFOQs as of 9 Aug 17 Location Owned Leased Historic Div to UH * Camp Zama 1 Fort Leslie J. McNair Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Rock Island Arsenal 2 2 Szczecin, Poland 1 USAG Bavaria (Grafenwoehr/Garmisch) 2 1 USAG Benelux (Belgium/Netherlands) 1 8 USAG Daegu 1 USAG Humphreys ** 25 USAG Miami (USSOUTHCOM) 6 USAG Stuttgart 46 2 USAG Vicenza 2 USAG Wiesbaden 10 1 USAG Yongsan 15 Total * Included in overall owned/leased total ** Includes 23 host nation GFOQ units under design/construction Privatized GFOQs as of 9 Aug 17 Location Number Aberdeen PG 7 Carlisle/Picatinny 2 Ft Belvoir 27 Ft Benning 4 Ft Bliss 6 Ft Bragg 28 Ft Campbell 4 Ft Carson 3 Ft Detrick 1 Ft Drum 3 Ft Eustis 9 Ft Gordon 3 Ft Hamilton 1 Ft Hood 10 Ft Huachuca 3 Ft Irwin 1 Ft Jackson 1 Ft Knox 9 Ft Leavenworth 4 Ft Lee 6 Ft Leonard Wood 4 Ft Meade 12 Ft Polk 1 Ft Riley 4 Ft Rucker 3 Ft Shafter/Schofield 16 Ft Sill 3 Ft Stewart/HAAF 3 JB Lewis-McChord 8 Redstone 9 West Point 3 White Sands 1 Total 199

8 Furnishings Supplemental Furnishings Drapes and Area Rugs $500 per window cost limit in EH $500 per area rug cost limit in EH Furniture Very Limited Situations Authorized Special Amenities Designated GFOQ Special Command Positions Sergeant Major of the Army ETP in effect until 31 May 18 - $1,500 per window - $750 per area rug Must be renewed annually Commandant, US Army Sergeants Major Academy Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman, JCS 8

9 The Challenge FY16 Programmed Authority vs. Actual Expenditures $6,000.0 $5,000.0 $4,000.0 $3,000.0 $2,000.0 $1,000.0 $0.0 Operations Utilities M&R Leases Approved Budget Executed Operations ($000) Utilities ($000) M&R ($000) Leases ($000) Approved Budget $2,069.1 $2,142.7 $5,094.1 $1,093.5 Executed $1,492.0 $2,230.5 $3,519.3 $907.4 Delta $577.0 ($87.8) $1,574.8 $

10 Let s talk about houses 10

11 Let s talk about houses 11

12 Let s talk about houses 12

13 Let s talk about houses 13

14 Some Perspective Year Total Furnishings Highest Cost Unit 1 Highest Cost Unit 2 Highest Cost Unit 3 Highest Cost Unit 4 Highest Cost Unit $423,111 $30,357 $20,536 $20,175 $14,754 $11, $217,987 $16,040 $15,194 $13,800 $11,436 $7, $423,900 $25,712 $25,437 $16,962 $12,737 $12, $277,252 $29,660 $9,872 $7,782 $7,580 $7, $366,719 $51,907 $33,215 $14,735 $10,624 $8,300 Putting it in perspective 2015 US poverty level was $24,600 for a family of four 1 Official US poverty rate was 13.5 percent 1 Over 43.1 million Americans living in poverty 1 E2 w/2 years: $21,521 base pay in E4 w/4 years: $29,185 base pay in So How do we explain to the 43.1 million Americans living in poverty that it s a wise use of our tax dollars to spend more than they live on for things like this? 1 US Census Bureau 2015 figure updated Sep 16 2 Data from 2017 US Military Pay Charts 14

15 Some Perspective Year Total Furnishings Putting it in perspective 2015 US poverty level was $24,600 for a family of four 1 Official US poverty rate was 13.5 percent 1 Over 43.1 million Americans living in poverty 1 E2 w/2 years: $21,521 base pay in E4 w/4 years: $29,185 base pay in Here s a better question how So How do we explain to the 43.1 million Americans living in poverty do we explain that it s a to wise use million of our tax dollars to spend more Americans than they that live on this for is things a wise like this? use of our tax dollars 1 US Census Bureau 2015 figure updated Sep 16 2 Data from 2017 US Military Pay Charts Highest Cost Unit 1 Highest Cost Unit 2 Highest Cost Unit 3 Highest Cost Unit 4 Highest Cost Unit $423,111 $30,357 $20,536 $20,175 $14,754 $11, $217,987 $16,040 $15,194 $13,800 $11,436 $7, $423,900 $25,712 $25,437 $16,962 $12,737 $12, $277,252 $29,660 $9,872 $7,782 $7,580 $7, $366,719 $51,907 $33,215 $14,735 $10,624 $8,300 15

16 Some of the Big Questions How much should we reasonably spend? What is a reasonable cost limit? Are we being prudent? 16

17 Questions? Matthew Conlan Army Housing Division Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management Desk:

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