Why Training for Service Contract Management is Mission Essential

Abstract

The time has passed when management of service contracts could be haphazardly assigned to inexperienced and poorly trained contract administrators. Today, contracts are more pervasive and critical to mission performance throughout the Department of Defense (DoD), and make up the largest segment of DoD procurements. Even battlefield contracts, like the Army Logistics Civil Augmentation and the Air Force Contract Augmentation Programs provide vital services and act as force multipliers for forward deployment units. Consequently, a transformation in contracting and acquisition leadership along with proper planning is necessary to manage contracts. This article explores some of the problems inherent in this requirement and offers some practical suggestions for decision analysis for more effective contract administration.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA441766

Entities

People

  • Allen Friar

Organizations

  • Defense Acquisition University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Contract Administration
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Logistics Support
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Operations
  • National Governments
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Public Administration
  • Training

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  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.