Defense Primer: Department of Defense Contractors

Abstract

Throughout its history, the Department of Defense (DOD)has relied on contractors to support a wide range of military operations. A defense contractor, as defined by the Code of Federal Regulations, is any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, association, or other legal non-Federal entity that enters into a contract directly with the DOD to furnish services, supplies, or construction (see 32 C.F.R. 158.3,Definitions). Within the defense policy community, the term contractor is commonly used in two different contexts. The word can describe the private companies with which DOD contracts to provide goods and services. It canal so describe individuals hired by DODusually through private companies, which are also considered contractors in the previous contextto perform specific tasks. The term contractor does not refer to military servicemembers, civilian DOD career employees, or civilian political appointees.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 03, 2021
Accession Number
AD1169630

Entities

People

  • Heidi M. Peters

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Congress
  • Contracted Services
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Corporations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Logistics
  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Private Military Companies
  • Procurement
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.