Panel 6 -- Contracting for Support of Military Operations
Abstract
These briefing charts summarize Panel 6, "Contracting for Support of Military Operations," one of the panels that met during the 4th Annual Acquisition Research Symposium of the Naval Postgraduate School, "Acquisition Research: Creating Synergy for Informed Change," which was held in Monterey, CA on 16-17 May 2007. One chart contains a table of the numbers of civilians and military personnel who participated in various wars or conflicts over the years along with the ratio of civilians to military personnel for each conflict. The conflicts include the American Revolution, the Mexican-American war, the Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Balkans, Operation Desert Storm, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Dr. Victoria Greenfield's presentation is titled "Contractors on the Battlefield: When and How? Using the US Military's Risk-Management Framework to Learn from the Balkans Support Contract." Richard L. Dunn's presentation is titled "Contractors Supporting Combat Operations: A Failure of Imagination." This presentation addresses the failure to adhere to historical lessons in the policy of using contractors in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 2007
- Accession Number
- ADA493552
Entities
People
- Jeffrey P. Parsons
- Richard L. Dunn
- Victoria Greenfield
Organizations
- United States Naval Academy