Department of Defense Trends in Overseas Contract Obligations

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DOD) has long relied on contractors to support military operations. Contractors provide the U.S. military with weapons, food, uniforms, and logistic services. Without contractor support, the U.S. would currently be unable to arm and field an effective fighting force. DOD spends more on federal contracts than all other federal agencies combined. Understanding the costs associated with contractor support of overseas military operations could provide Congress more information upon which to weigh the relative costs and benefits of different military operations including contingency operations and maintaining bases around the world. The federal government tracks contract obligations through a database called the Federal Procurement Data System-Next Generation (FPDS-NG). Obligations occur when agencies enter into contracts, employ personnel, or otherwise commit to spending money. This report examines DOD overseas contract obligations within the context of U.S. government and DOD contract spending.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA590331

Entities

People

  • Moshe Schwartz
  • Wendy Ginsberg

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Congress
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Federal Budgets
  • Geographic Regions
  • Governments
  • Military Operations
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Central Command
  • United States European Command
  • United States Government
  • United States Northern Command
  • United States Pacific Command
  • United States Southern Command

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.