Utilities Privatization in the United States Air Force

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DOD) has roughly 2,600 electric, water, wastewater, and natural gas utility systems valued at an estimated $50 billion. In 1997, DOD decided that privatization was the preferred method for attaining industry standards for utility systems. The Air Force has ownership of 502 of these utility systems. This thesis will provide a background of DOD policy, the Air Force s Utilities Privatization Program and Guidance, findings made by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and actions taken to remedy those findings, and discuss several issues that personnel involved in utilities privatization should understand and remain vigilant of during the privatization process and throughout the life of the contracts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA476311

Entities

People

  • David R. Scott

Organizations

  • University of Maryland

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Contract Administration
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Analysis
  • Environment
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Strategic Security Studies