BRAC by Any Other Name Is Still BRAG.

• Author: Book, Elizabeth G.
• Position: Efficient Facilities Initiative, proposed process for closure of military bases - Brief Article

Given slim congressional support for base closures, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld has told lawmakers that the Pentagon is not necessarily looking to shut down entire facilities, but rather to make them "efficient." Thus, the concept of Efficient Facilities Initiative, or EFI.

Rumsfeld recently sent a proposal to the Hill, calling for a new single round of base closures in 2003. The plan is called the Efficient Facilities Initiative of 2001. The draft legislation would improve the previous base closure process by "ensuring the priority of military value" in the decision process, said Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Pete Aldridge.

During a news conference, Aldridge said that the secretary of...