Vertically Synchronizing Operational Contract Support

Abstract

The Department of Defenses reliance on contractors for the conduct of contingency operations can best be described as significant. In fact, in Iraq and Afghanistan the contractor population constituted more than 50 percent of the total in-theater force, with activities spanning a broad range of support operations including base-camp support, logistics (to include warehousing, transportation, and distribution), interpreters, advisory and assistance services, training, engineering, and construction (See Fig. 1). The financial resources required to assemble this force are impressive. The trends that drove this increased reliance, including the reduction in organic capabilities, force cap restrictions, and increasing complexity (and aging) of weapon systems, show no signs of abating in this era of declining budgets.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2012
Accession Number
AD1016055

Entities

People

  • Ed Keller

Organizations

  • Defense Logistics Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Command And Control
  • Contract Administration
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Mail
  • Engineering
  • Lessons Learned
  • Logistics Planning
  • Management Personnel
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Unified Combatant Commands

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies