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Report of Investigation on Allegations Related to the Dod's Decision To INTEGRITY EFFICIENCY ACCOUNTABILITY EXCELLENCE Mission Our mission is to provide independent, relevant, and timely oversight of the Department of Defense that supports the warfighter; promotes accountability, integrity, and efficiency; advises the Secretary of Defense and Congress; and informs the public. Vision Our vision is to be a model oversight organization in the Federal Government by leading change, speaking truth, and promoting excellence—a diverse organization, working together as one professional team, recognized as leaders in our field. Fraud, Waste, & Abuse HOTLINE Department of Defense dodig.mil/hotline|800.424.9098 For more information about whistleblower protection, please see the inside back cover. Table of Contents I. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 1 II. OVERVIEW OF ALLEGATIONS AND THE DoD OIG INVESTIGATION .................... 4 A. Background and Specific Allegations ............................................................................ 4 B. The DoD OIG Investigation ............................................................................................ 7 III. BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................... 9 A. EUCOM Mission ............................................................................................................ 9 B. AFRICOM Mission ...................................................................................................... 10 C. Intelligence Activities Supporting EUCOM, AFRICOM, and NATO ........................ 11 D. The DoD’s Need to Consolidate EUCOM Intelligence Facilities ............................... 12 E. The DoD’s JIAC Site Selection Process and the DoD’s Alternative Courses of Action for the Consolidation and Relocation of the JIAC ......................... 14 F. The DoD’s European Infrastructure Consolidation ...................................................... 16 G. EUCOM Locations Central to the Investigation .......................................................... 19 1. Royal Air Force Station Molesworth, United Kingdom ..................................... 19 2. Royal Air Force Station Alconbury, United Kingdom ........................................ 19 3. Royal Air Force Station Croughton, United Kingdom ........................................ 20 4. The 65th Air Base Group and Streamlining of Lajes Field, Portugal ................. 20 H. Communications Infrastructure Serving Lajes Field .................................................... 21 I. The Government Accountability Office’s Reports to Congress .................................. 24 IV. CHRONOLOGY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS ................................................................. 26 V. INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGATIONS ............................................................................ 42 A. RAF Croughton and Lajes Field Cost Comparisons .................................................... 42 1. Analysis of Cost Comparisons for Locating the JIAC at RAF Croughton or Lajes Field ...................................................................................................... 42 DODIG-2018-003│i a. Six Cost Comparisons for Locating the JIAC at RAF Croughton or Lajes Field ................................................................................................44 1. EUCOM Document 1 ........................................................................... 44 2. EUCOM Document 2 ........................................................................... 45 3. HPSCI Cost Comparison ...................................................................... 45 4. EUCOM Document 3 ........................................................................... 46 5. CAPE Cost Comparison ....................................................................... 47 6. DoD OIG Cost Comparison ................................................................. 47 2. Assessment of Cost Comparison Assumptions ................................................... 48 a. Assessment of EUCOM Document 2 ...........................................................51 b. Assessment of EUCOM Document 3 ...........................................................52 c. Assessment of CAPE Cost Comparison .......................................................53 3. Comparison of EUCOM Document 3, HPSCI, and CAPE Analysis .................. 54 a. Comparison of One-Time Cost to Relocate the JIAC ...................................55 1. Project Costs ......................................................................................... 56 2. Communications Costs ......................................................................... 60 3. Housing Costs ....................................................................................... 63 4. Opportunity Costs ................................................................................. 69 5. Other Costs ........................................................................................... 71 a. Main Gate Upgrade ....................................................................... 71 b. Health Clinic Expansion ............................................................... 72 c. Renovation of Existing Facilities .................................................. 72 d. Schools .......................................................................................... 72 e. Our Assessment of the Additional Costs ...................................... 73 6. Conclusions Regarding One-Time Cost Comparison .......................... 74 DODIG-2018-003│ii b. Comparison of Reoccurring Costs to Operate the JIAC ...............................74 1. JIAC Sustainment Costs ....................................................................... 76 2. Lost Personnel and Infrastructure Efficiency Savings ......................... 76 3. Off-Base Housing Allowances ............................................................. 78 4. On-Base Housing Sustainment Costs ................................................... 80 5 Living Allowances and Utilities Costs ................................................. 81 6. Contractor Costs ................................................................................... 81 7. Additional Civilian Pay and Benefits ................................................... 82 8. United Kingdom’s Cost Sharing Obligation ........................................ 83 9. Logistical Flight Costs .......................................................................... 83 10. Communication Cable Sustainment Costs ........................................... 83 c. Conclusions Regarding Comparison of Reoccurring Cost to Operate the JIAC .......................................................................................84 4. Overall Conclusions Regarding RAF Croughton and Lajes Field Cost Comparisons ............................................................................................... 84 B. The DoD’s European Infrastructure Consolidation (EIC) Process .............................. 87 1. Allegation that the Selection of RAF Croughton as the Site for the Joint Intelligence Analysis Complex Was Not Substantively Reviewed During the European Infrastructure Consolidation ............................ 87 2. Allegation That Lajes Field Was Not Considered as a Possible Site for the JIAC During the European Infrastructure Consolidation ................. 89 3. Conclusions Regarding the DoD’s European Infrastructure Consolidation Process ......................................................................................... 94 C. Allegation that DoD Officials Intentionally Conveyed Inaccurate Information Pertaining to the Communication Infrastructure at Lajes Field ............... 97 1. Submarine Fiber Optic Cables in the Azores ...................................................... 98 2. Lajes Field Communications Infrastructure Briefings by 65th Communications Squadron Commander 1 .......................................... 101 DODIG-2018-003│iii 3. 65th Communications Squadron Commander 2 Assumes Command .............. 103 4. HPSCI Visit to Lajes Field ................................................................................ 104 5. Interview of the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency.......................... 105 6. EUCOM Documents 1 and 2 ............................................................................. 107 7. Congressional Staff Delegation Visits to EUCOM and Lajes Field ................. 108 8. Allegation that Communication Slides Were Hidden During Congressional Visits to Lajes Field ...................................................... 110 9. EUCOM Realization that Two SFOCs Serve Lajes Field ................................ 112 10. Notification to DoD Officials that Two SFOCs Serve Lajes Field ................... 114 11. EUCOM Document 3 ........................................................................................ 117 12. DoD Informs Congress of the Two SFOCs Serving Lajes Field ...................... 118 13. Deputy Secretary Of Defense Meeting with the HPSCI Chairman .................. 122 14. DISA Conducts a JIAC Communications Infrastructure Requirements Analysis ...................................................................................... 124 15. Conclusions on the Allegation that DoD Officials Intentionally Conveyed Inaccurate Information Pertaining to the Communication Infrastructure at Lajes
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