Military Contractors - Too Much Dependence

Abstract

In the last 20 years, the U.S. military has become increasingly reliant on contractors. This paper asks the question, Are we too dependent on contractors? This paper will briefly summarize a number of critiques against the use of contractors which have been explored by previous papers and books. This paper will then describe four new criticisms which have not been adequately addressed by the military or by independent research. The combination of these critiques should challenge all the services to rethink the use of and dependency on contractors. There is undoubtedly a need for military contractors and there are numerous positive arguments in their favor. However, the negative arguments have not been highlighted enough recently and the scales are now out of balance. The intent of this research paper is to encourage the U.S. military to rebalance the scales and curb the over-reliance on contractors.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 19, 2008
Accession Number
ADA479000

Entities

People

  • Nathan E. Hill

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Air Force
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Private Military Companies
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Strategic Security Studies