MILITARY OPERATIONS: DOD's Extensive Use of Logistics Support Contracts Requires Strengthened Oversight

Abstract

In its contingency operations since the early 1990s, the Department of Defense (DOD) has relied extensively on logistics support contractors to provide many of the supplies and services needed by deployed U.S. forces. As requested, GAO assessed DOD's planning in its use of logistics support contracts in contingency operations; determined whether DOD has had contract oversight processes that are adequate to ensure that quality services were provided in an economical and efficient manner; and assessed the extent to which DOD provided trained personnel qualified to oversee its contractors. GAO focused its efforts on four logistics support contracts chosen because of their size and chosen to represent more than one military service--the Army's Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) and Balkans Support Contract, the Navy's Construction Capabilities Augmentation Program, and the Air Force's Contract Augmentation Program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 19, 2004
Accession Number
AD1157756

Entities

People

  • Neal Curtin
  • Steve Sternlieb

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Central Asia
  • Contract Administration
  • Contracts
  • Cost Estimates
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Lessons Learned
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Support
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Personnel Management
  • Warfare

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  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.