Download or read book Cancellations and Delays in Completion of Department of Defense A 76 Cost Comparisons written by Edward Geoffrey Keating and published by RAND Corporation. This book was released on 1997 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This documented briefing examines the history of A-76 public/private cost comparisons in the DoD using data covering fiscal years 1978-1994.
Download or read book Cancellations and Delays in Completion of Department of Defense A 76 Cost Comparisons written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the Department of Defense considers expanding its use of contractors, we attempted to glean lessons and insights from the recent DoD history of government/contractor cost comparisons. Previous studies, e.g., Savas (1992), Marcus (1993), Uttley (1993), Tighe et al. (1996), argue there is significant potential for savings and other improvements from competition and outsourcing. However, we find that since 1978 there have been approximately five A-76 cost comparisons canceled for every eight completed. Further, those completed have typically taken about two years (and often considerably longer) to complete. If the DoD is to fully benefit from competition, it would be beneficial to understand and reduce cancellations and delays in A-76 cost comparisons. Outsourcing in the DoD has taken a variety of approaches. For example, new missions, such as maintaining a new weapon system, can be assigned to contractors directly without a government/contractor cost comparison. Also, there is a process called "direct conversion" whereby functions employing ten or fewer civilians can be turned over to contractors without a government/contractor cost comparison. However, this briefing focuses exclusively on the subset of attempted and completed outsourcing actions that has involved government/contractor cost comparisons that occurred between FY 1978 and FY 1994. Government/contractor cost comparisons follow the process described in Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76. A cost comparison is announced, a work statement describing the performance required is drafted, and a decision is reached as to whether a contractor or government employee 'Most Efficient Organization' (MEO) is the cheapest approach.
Download or read book The Effects of A 76 Cost Comparisons on DoD Civilian Education and Training written by Edward Geoffrey Keating and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This documented briefing discusses A-76, the Office of Management and Budget's circular that outlines the procedures for conducting a cost comparison of private sector and in-house performance of commercial activities.
Download or read book From Chaos to Clarity written by Warren M. Anderson and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hearings on National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 H R 4739 and Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs Before the Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives One Hundred First Congress Second Session written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Readiness Subcommittee and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 1844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Department of Defense Commercial Activities Or Contracting Out Program written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Readiness Subcommittee and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Study of Overhead Rate Behavior at a U S Air Force Base in the Context of A 76 Competitions written by Alan J. Laverson and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an effort to generate funds for force modernization, the Air Force is looking toward the private sector to gain efficiencies and save money. To decide whether it can reduce costs by outsourcing an activity, the Air Force develops a bid for comparison to those of potential private- sector providers. Current policy for estimating the overhead component of its bid is to multiply the direct labor costs of the activity by 12 percent (.12). This policy is controversial because there is doubt as to its accuracy and because it has altered the outcome of a significant number of competitions. This research analyzed overhead rate behavior on a U.S. Air Force base (i.e., Travis AFB) to: (1) determine the accuracy of the 12 percent rule, (2) develop an automated procedure to estimate overhead savings that will result from outsourcing a commercial activity, and (3) identify policies that would increase overhead savings if a commercial activity is outsourced. A brief summary of some of the most significant findings and policy implications is below.
Download or read book Selected Rand Abstracts written by Rand Corporation and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes publications previously listed in the supplements to the Index of selected publications of the Rand Corporation (Oct. 1962-Feb. 1963).
Download or read book Incentives to Undertake Sourcing Studies in the Air Force written by Laura H. Baldwin and published by RAND Corporation. This book was released on 1998 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This annotated briefing examines the incentives of participants in the Air Force's sourcing process.
Download or read book Peace Research Abstracts Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Department of Defense Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1976 Appeal on House action fiscal year 1975 congressional witnesses written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 1244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Department of Defense Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1976 Hearings Before 94 1 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Appropriations Committee and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 1256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Department of Defense Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1976 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 1244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Department of Defense Appropriations for written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 886 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Contracting Out successes and Failures written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. Subcommittee on Civil Service and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Performance of Commercial Activities written by United States. Office of Management and Budget and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This Circular establishes Federal policy regarding the performance of commercial activities," i.e., Federal policy on whether government agencies should produce goods and services in-house or contract them out to commercial sources. Cf. pp. 1-2.
