Military Operations: Contractors Provide Vital Services to Deployed Forces but Are Not Adequately Addressed in DOD Plans

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DOD) uses contractors to provide a wide variety of services for U.S. military forces deployed overseas. We were asked to examine three related issues: (1) the extent of contractor support for deployed forces and why DOD uses contractors; (2) the extent to which such contractors are considered in DOD planning, including whether DOD has backup plans to maintain essential services to deployed forces in case contractors can no longer provide the services; and (3) the adequacy of DOD's guidance and oversight mechanisms in managing overseas contractors efficiently.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 24, 2003
Accession Number
AD1153868

Entities

People

  • Neal Curtin

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Asia
  • Business Administration
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Congress
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Employment
  • Financial Management
  • Force Protection
  • Health Services
  • Law
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Personnel Management
  • Southwest Asia
  • Training
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.