Procurement Ethics: Have We Resolved the Army's Expeditionary Contracting Problems?

Abstract

The United States Army discovered numerous occurrences of unethical behavior by contracting officials and contractors while providing contracting support in Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan. The number of substantiated cases through the International Contract Corruption Task Force was astounding. As a result, the credibility of the Army and the contracting workforce took a devastating blow. The Secretary of the Army established an independent commission under the leadership of Dr. Jacques S. Gansler to review lessons learned and provide recommendations to establish the future of expeditionary contracting operations. The Army has aggressively implemented many of the Gansler Commission recommendations; but have we taken adequate measures to mitigate the procurement fraud issues? This paper reviews expeditionary contracting operations and provide additional recommendations toward the future success of expeditionary contracting. Once implemented, the US Army will become better stewards of the nation's financial resources and restore the public's confidence in our ability to responsibly conduct contracting operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 11, 2011
Accession Number
ADA543655

Entities

People

  • Antonio Brown

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Army Personnel
  • Business Administration
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Lessons Learned
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.