entire boundary wall and identify sections which might be converted into niche walls. Not all of the increased funding was directed at rectifying mismanagement issues. Some of the funds were intended to begin planning for the cemetery's expansion onto the Navy Annex site and for implementation of the Millennium Project (which will convert a substantial portion of woodland into burial space). Congress gave the Army what it wanted. Congress appropriated $252.8 million for Arlington operations and construction, which included $84 million for the Millennium Project and $19 million for boundary wall issues and Navy Annex expansion. The Army requested an additional $25 million for fiscal 2014 (which begins July 1, 2013) for infrastructure improvements at Arlington National Cemetery. 2012 inspector general report on improvements In September 2012, the US Army's Inspector General issued a report on Arlington cemetery and the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery which found that the Army's new management of the institutions had transformed both, "into premier institutions of excellence capable of setting the standards for federal cemeteries across the nation." The report stated that 96% of the 400,000 grave markers at Arlington had been verified for accuracy as of 17 September 2012. The report lauded a program at Arlington, implemented by new director Patrick Hallinan, which used geospatial technology to track cemetery operations. In response to the report, Senator Mark Warner stated, "Condon and her team deserve a lot of credit for implementing reforms to fix the problems at Arlington and begin restoring our trust." Annotations Bibliography Notes References External links Arlington National Cemetery Web site Salon.com year-long series on problems at Arlington National Cemetery U.S. Army Inspector General's report into burial and mismanagement issues at Arlington National Cemetery U.S. Army Inspector General's report into personnel issues at Arlington National Cemetery Text of the official reprimand of John Metzler, Jr. 2000s controversies in the United States 2010s controversies in the United States 2000s in Virginia 2010s in Virginia Mismanagement