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Base realignment: the impact for credit managers.(Defense Secretary's Commission on Base Realignment and Closure)

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| January 01, 2007 | Blumberg, William | COPYRIGHT 2007 National Association of Credit Management. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

You have probably heard about the Defense Department Base Realignment and Closure efforts commonly called "BRAC." The realignment will affect many communities as DOD activities shift. What you may not realize is that BRAC can have a significant impact on collecting from your Defense Department accounts. There are two main impacts: first, the Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS) is consolidating, second, many of your customers and their contracting offices are also moving to new locations.

BRAC consolidates many operations in the Military Departments and Defense agencies, including DFAS. For DFAS, the goal is to achieve economies of scale, synergistic ...

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