Potential Savings from Substituting Civilians for Military Personnel (Presentation)

Abstract

The objective of this work is to identify areas in which it may be efficient to substitute some civilian personnel for military, provide rough estimates of potential savings, and consider impediments to substitution. There has been pressure to cut civilian staff in DoD, some of it incorporated into legislation. DoD policy states that inherently governmental functions that are not military essential should be carried out by the most efficient performer. DoD's instruction on full costing of personnel indicates that civilian personnel are generally less expensive that equivalent military. Here we look at several occupational areas in varying levels of detail: medical, cyber, central training, installation support, personnel administration, and departmental management. Substantial savings appear possible. The pressure to reduce civilian staffing appears misguided.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA604876

Entities

People

  • Stanley A. Horowitz

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civilian Personnel
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Governments
  • Infrastructure
  • Instructions
  • Law
  • Medical Personnel
  • Medical Specialties
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Personnel
  • Motivation
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Training

Readers

  • Personnel Management and Statistics in the Military and Department of Defense
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Cyber