Total Force Mix the ongoing challenge (Conference Presentation)

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DoD) provides work for 3.7 million peopleabout 1.4 million Active Duty military, 800,000 in the National Guard and Reserves, about 750,000 government civilian employees, and another 750,000 contractor personnel. Some jobs require government employees (military or civilian). Some can only be done by individuals in uniform. Within these constraints, it is DoD policy to use the least expensive, suitable kinds of workers to fill particular jobs. Failure to follow this policy wastes money. This paper discusses the kinds of workforce mix changes that could be beneficial and focuses on specific cases in which the substitution of government civilians for military personnel would reduce costs. Areas addressed are medical personnel, education and training, the cyber workforce, and remotely piloted aircraft. The paper concludes with a discussion of the impediments to making appropriate civilianization decisions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1123165

Entities

People

  • David R. Graham
  • Nancy M. Huff

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Active Duty
  • Aircrafts
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Conversion
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Government Employees
  • Governments
  • Management Personnel
  • Manpower
  • Military Personnel
  • Motivation
  • National Guard
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Security
  • Training

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.

Technology Areas

  • Cyber