WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The investigative arm of Congress has launched an inquiry into hazards faced by the occupants of housing on U.S. military bases and the oversight of those conditions by the armed services.
The Government Accountability Office review follows Reuters reports that detailed substandard conditions at U.S. military bases, including lead exposure and infestations of vermin and mould. The reports also described how military families encounter high hurdles to resolving disputes in a system that grants vast powers to private landlords who manage base housing across the United States.