Personal Services Contracts. Is It Time to Lift the Ban

Abstract

It is no surprise to those of us in the Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition workforce that contractors are well integrated into our daily routine. The integration of contractors into our DoD workforce has blended it dramatically, changing the landscape of how we provide and manage services. Over the many decades during which this workforce blending has occurred, we have needed to tread lightly in our relationship with contractors in our offices. In fact, Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy warned of possible difficulties that may occur in contractor integrated offices. One issue has remained unchanged: the risk of creating a de facto personal services contract due to this relationship.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1023256

Entities

People

  • Steven A. Fasko

Organizations

  • Defense Acquisition University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Government Employees
  • Governments
  • Health Care
  • Information Systems
  • Law
  • Lessons Learned
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Acquisition
  • National Governments
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Supervision
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Educational Psychology
  • Strategic Security Studies