Defense Acquisitions: How and Where DOD Spends Its Contracting Dollars

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DOD) has long relied on contractors to provide the U.S. military with a wide range of goods and services, including weapons, food, uniforms, and operational support. Without contractor support, the United States would currently be unable to arm and field an effective fighting force. Understanding costs and trends associated with contractor support could provide Congress more information upon which to make budget decisions and weigh the relative costs and benefits of different military operations including contingency operations and maintaining bases around the world. This report examines (1) how much money DOD obligates on contracts, (2) what DOD is buying, and (3) where that money is being spent. This report also examines the extent to which these data are sufficiently reliable to use as a factor when developing policy or analyzing government operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 2015
Accession Number
ADA615398

Entities

People

  • John F. Sargent
  • Moshe Schwartz
  • Wendy Ginsberg

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Federal Budgets
  • Geographic Regions
  • Government Procurement
  • Military Acquisition
  • Money
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • United States
  • 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.