Privatization of Military Repair Depots.
Abstract
Privatization and out-sourcing are buzzwords that are all the rage these days inside the Washington beltway. DoD is looking at any and all work currently being accomplished by military and civil servants that can be transferred to the private sector. Defense Depot Maintenance's considerable annual budget make it a prime target for the privatization movement. Congress has entered the fray by chartering several recent commissions to reduce the cost of buying and maintaining weapon systems. Both the Commission on Roles and Missions and the Base Realignment and Closure committees have recommended reductions in the depot capacity of the Services. Privatization is nothing more than letting private industry perform the same function as the current public depot system. An alternative to privatization is interservicing. Interservicing lets one service get depot support from another. One drawback to interservicing is it puts the Services at potential odds with each other as they try to protect against further reductions.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1997
- Accession Number
- ADA373518
Entities
People
- Michael T. Braman
Organizations
- Air Command and Staff College