Trends in DoD Outsourcing: Trading Cost Savings for Readiness

Abstract

U.S. Government policy on outsourcing is driven by a cost savings approach, essentially inconsiderate of the resultant second and third order effects. The execution of the policy by the Department of Defense (DoD), occurring at sub-Service levels, has garnered some cost savings, while leading to vast increases, at historic levels, in contractor utilization and budgetary requirements with little oversight. It has also increased DoDs reliance on outsourcing as a means to accomplish its missions, but DoDs readiness system fails to measure outsourcings effects. In total, the pervasive use of outsourcing has harmed military readiness. In their current forms, outsourcing policy constrains DoD authorities, DoDs readiness system lacks adequate measures of outsourcing, and DoDs implementation of outsourcing policy lacks sufficient planning and oversight to enable effective utilization of outsourcing while retaining military readiness.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 20, 2018
Accession Number
AD1051011

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  • Geoffrey S Fukumoto

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  • Joint Forces Staff College

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  • Economics
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  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.