Budgeting Facilities Operation Costs Using the Facilities Operation Model.

摘要

The Facilities Operation Model (FOM) is used by the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Installations & Environment) to estimate annual facilities operation costs for the Department of Defense. This thesis analyzes the process by which the Department of the Navy forecasts facilities operation costs and how ODUSD(I&E) uses the FOM for the same purpose. It then compares the two processes against historical data from Fiscal Year 2007 2010 to study how the DoN could use the FOM within the Program Objectives Memorandum (POM) development process. The results show the Navy would be well advised to continue its current methods to develop the POMs. The FOM is still in the process of development, and the methods used by the Navy today are providing more accurate, consistent forecasts for facility operations.