Contractors on the Battlefield

Abstract

U.S. employment of battlefield contractors is in general a force multiplier. However, this paper addresses a set of problems that should be addressed by improved contracts and contract administration, risk mitigation and fall-back military capabilities to minimize or eliminate the negative aspects of contractor battlefield presence.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 17, 2004
Accession Number
ADA425973

Entities

People

  • Mary Reynolds

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Battlefields
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Command And Control
  • Contract Administration
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Information Operations
  • Military Capabilities
  • Military Operations
  • Personnel Management
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Economics
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation