The Defense Department is actively seeking ways to improve the Military Privatization Housing initiative that has been on the books since the mid-1990s. Roughly 25 years after the program’s inception, Pentagon leaders realize that housing remains a key quality-of-life issue among troops and their families. Under the initiative, DoD has privatized more than 200,000 housing units at roughly 150 bases across the country – 99 percent of its total inventory.
Additionally, private partners in the initiative have built roughly 80,000 new housing units and renovated another 50,000 more. Other housing units were upgraded.
That said, more work is needed, said Pentagon spokeswoman Heather Babb.
“We want to ensure that our installations provide safe, quality housing to military families,” Babb said.
While privatization efforts have contributed to significant improvements, she said, “We must continue to actively manage this program to ensure its long-term success. If there are problems, we will address them.”
