Defense Acquisition Workforce: Issues for Congress

Abstract

This report discusses recent congressionally mandated reductions in the Department of Defense (DOD) acquisition workforce. It reviews DoD's varied efforts to define who belongs to this workforce, and examines potential is sties for Congress in identifying and downsizing the workforce. It includes defense acquisition workforce definitions and estimates by the Congress, General Accounting Office (GAO), and various defense management reports. Consequent issues for Congress are identified. Congressional action concerning the defense acquisition workforce was taken in the Fiscal Year (FY) 1999 defense authorization and appropriation bills. This report will be updated periodically, as required.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 11, 1999
Accession Number
ADA435332

Entities

People

  • Valerie B. Grasso

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Contracts
  • Data Centers
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Engineering
  • Financial Management
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Military Acquisition
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.