Defense Logistics: High-Level DoD Coordination Is Needed to Further Improve the Management of the Army's Logcap Contract

Abstract

Why the GAO Did This Study. Program (LOGCAP) is an Army program that plans for the use of a private-sector contractor to support worldwide contingency operations. Examples of the types of support available include laundry and bath, food service, sanitation, billeting, maintenance, and power generation. LOGCAP has been used extensively to support U.S. forces in recent operations in southwest Asia, with more than $15 billion in estimated work as of January 2005. While we issued two reports on LOGCAP since 1997 that made recommendations to improve the Armys management of the contract, broader issues on coordination of LOGCAP's contract functions were beyond the scope of our earlier work. This report assesses the extent to which the Army is taking action to improve the management and oversight of LOGCAP and whether further opportunities for using this contract effectively exist.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2005
Accession Number
AD1152896

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  • William M. Solis

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  • United States Government Accountability Office

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