DOD Civilian Personnel: Greater Oversight and Quality Assurance Needed to Ensure Force Health Protection and Surveillance for Those Deployed
Abstract
As the Department of Defense (DOD) has expanded its involvement in overseas military operations, it has grown increasingly reliant on its federal civilian workforce to support contingency operations. The Senate Armed Services Committee required GAO to examine DOD's policies concerning the health care for DOD civilians who deploy in support of contingency operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. GAO analyzed over 3,400 deployment-related records for deployed federal civilians and interviewed department officials to determine the extent to which DOD has established and the military services and defense agencies (hereafter referred to as DOD components) have implemented (1) force health protection and surveillance policies and (2) medical treatment policies and procedures for its deployed federal civilians. GAO also examined the differences in special pays and benefits provided to DOD's deployed federal civilians and military personnel.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2006
- Accession Number
- AD1151960
Entities
People
- Alissa Czyz
- Barbara Joyce
- Benjamin Bolitzer
- Charles Perdue
- Dawn Godfrey
- George Duncan
- Jason Porter
- John Townes
- Julia Matta
- Lynn Johnson
- Monica Wolford
- Nancy Hess
- Paul N. Newton
- Ronald Ld Lake
- Sandra Burrell
- Steve Fox
- Susan Tieh
- Valerie Melvin
- William Bates
- William Mathers
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office