Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76: Implications for the Future

Abstract

This report examines the issues surrounding the recent Walter Reed public-private competition conducted under OMB Circular A-76 and its potential impact on future Department of Defense competitions. Circular A-76 is a policy and a process first initiated in 1966 that was designed to determine whether federal employees or private sector contractors are best to perform activities deemed commercial. A series of articles that first appeared in the Washington Post chronicled the dilapidated conditions and the substandard medical treatment afforded to returning veterans. Media reports surrounding the competition have suggested that one possible contributing factor to the Walter Reed controversy was the decision to privatize base support services.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 21, 2007
Accession Number
ADA480806

Entities

People

  • Valerie B. Grasso

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Base Closures
  • Business Administration
  • Casualties
  • Employment
  • Environment
  • Government Employees
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Iraqi-War
  • Law
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Therapy
  • United States

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