Download or read book Contingency Contracting Within the Department of Defense written by Chester L. McMillon and published by . This book was released on 2000-12 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contingencies such as regional conflicts, humanitarian and peacekeeping missions, or international or domestic disaster relief missions dictate the immediate deployment of military forces. This rapid deployment of Service members and other military assets requires concurrent deployment of supporting assets such as Contingency Contracting Officers (CCOs). The purpose of this research was to detail and compare the contingency contracting establishments of the Air Force, Army, Navy/Marine Corps, and Defense Contract Management Agency. The thesis compares and contrasts the regulations governing the contingency contracting operations, the organization structure, contingency contracting support plans, and the training requirements and duties of CCOs of the aforementioned components. All components have adequate structures in place for contingency contracting. However, the research provides several conclusions and recommendations on how the Services could conduct contingency contracting operations more efficiently. Recommendations include the establishment of a contingency contracting chief within the Marine Corps, scenario-based field training within Department of Defense and the Services, and tailored pre- deployment training within each Service. As the Services continuously redefine their missions, they must adapt all subordinate units and organizations to ensure personnel have the training and equipment to meet any contingency.

Download or read book Contingency Contracting Observations on Actions Needed to Address Systemic Challenges Statement before the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Contingency Contracting DoD State and USAID are Taking Actions to Track Contracts and Contractor Personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan written by John P. Hutton and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The DoD, State and the U.S. Agency for Internat. Dev¿t. (USAID) have relied extensively on contractors to support troops and civilian personnel and carry out reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. To help increase contractor oversight, DoD, State, and USAID signed a memorandum of understanding on contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan that identified a database to track info. on contractor personnel and contracts performed in the two countries. The agencies designated the Synchronized Pre-Deployment and Operational Tracker database (SPOT) as their system for tracking the required info. This testimony addresses how contractor personnel and contract info. can aid agencies in managing contracts and the status of SPOT¿s implementation.

Download or read book A Critical Analysis of Contingency Contracting by Department of Defense Agencies During Peace Operations written by Stephen B. Leisenring and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study investigates the doctrine, tactics, techniques, and procedures which apply to contingency contracting within Department of Defense (DoD) agencies during peace operations. These agencies include the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the unified commands, the component services, the Defense Logistics Agency, and the Army Corps of Engineers. This study identifies the major documents which contain doctrine, regulations, and procedures for contingency contracting. It determines the extent to which current doctrine, regulations, and procedures facilitate efficient contingency contracting efforts by multiple DoD contracting activities participating in peace operations. This study further analyzes contingency contracting during selected peace operations; identifies inefficiencies experienced with the contingency contracting effort; the causes of these inefficiencies; and the potential for solving these problems with joint doctrine, tactics, techniques, and procedures for contingency contracting applicable to all DoD contracting activities. The study recommends establishing joint doctrine, tactics, techniques, and procedures which detail the conduct and interaction of contingency contracting efforts by DOD agencies during peace operations.

Download or read book At What Cost written by Michael J. Thibault and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-08 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2008 Congress established the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan (CWC) in response to increasing indications of widespread waste, fraud, and abuse in gov¿t. contracting. The CWC is charged with evaluating and reporting on America¿s wartime contracting for logistics, reconstruction, and security. This Interim Report describes the CWCs work to June 2009, which includes hundreds of meetings and briefings, analysis of existing reports and audits, hearings on Capitol Hill, and factfinding trips to the theaters of operation. This Report highlights some timesensitive issues, especially given the challenges of the drawdown in Iraq and the buildup in Afghanistan. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand report.

Download or read book Department of Defense Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan written by Moshe Schwartz and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents: (1) Background; (2) Managing Contractors during Contingency Contracting; (3) Number and Roles of Contractors in CENTCOM, in Iraq, in Afghanistan; (4) Efforts to Improve Contractor Management and Oversight; (5) Contractors in DoD Strategy and Doctrines: (a) Can Contractors Undermine U.S. Efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan?; (b) DoD Strategy and Doctrine: The National Defense Strategy and Quadrennial Defense Review; Field Manual on Operations; Field Manual on Counterinsurgency; New Doctrine, DoD Instructions, and Other Efforts; (6) Selected Congressional Hearings and Legislation; (7) Contract Management, Oversight, and Coordination: Training Contractors and the Military in Contingency Contracting. Illus.

Download or read book Warfighter Support Continued Actions Needed by DoD to Improve and Institutionalize Contractor Support in Contingency Operations written by William M. Solis and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The DoD relies greatly on contractors to support its current operations and is likely to continue to depend on contractors in support of future operations. As of Dec. 2009, DoD estimated that over 207,000 contractor personnel were supporting operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. DoD expects to increase the number of contractors as more troops deploy to Afghanistan. This testimony addresses: (1) the challenges DoD faces when trying to provide management and oversight of contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan; and (2) the extent to which DoD has made progress in institutionalizing a department-wide approach to managing and overseeing operational contract support. Charts and tables.

Download or read book Contract Management written by Gary J. Motsek and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. military has long used contractors to provide supplies and services to deployed U.S. forces as well as for post-conflict support. DoD faces these challenges when managing operational contract support: a failure to adequately plan for the use of contractors, poorly defined or changing requirements, a lack of deployable contracting personnel with contingency contracting exper., and difficulties in coordinating contracts and contractor mgmt. across military services in joint contingency environ. This report determines the extent to which: (1) DoD has developed and implemented joint policies for: (a) requirements definition; (b) contingency program mgmt.; (c) contingency contracting; and (d) training for personnel outside the acquisition workforce. Illus.

Download or read book Contingency Contracting Operations written by James A. Rupkalvis and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past ten years, the Department of Defense (DOD) has become increasingly reliant on contractors to perform a myriad of functions, including logistics support and force protection, in support of contingency operations. These contractors are necessary for many reasons, often compensating for a decrease in force size or a lack of capability within the DOD. Due to this increased reliance on contractors, the DOD has encountered numerous issues during contingency operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, including increased scrutiny on the overall costs of these contracts. While the DOD has acknowledged these issues and made improvements, there is still significant work to be done. This paper will address historical uses of contractors in support of contingency operations, the reasons for the increased reliance on contractors, and the issues encountered. It will examine the improvements across the DOD and the Army, as well as recommendations for future actions to improve contingency contracting. Ultimately, the DOD will continue to rely on contractors in future contingency operations. By continuing to improve contingency contracting operations, the DOD will be better postured for success in future missions.

Download or read book Contingency Contracting Implementing a Call For Urgent Reform H A S C No 110 164 April 10 2008 110 2 written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Contingency Contracting written by John Hutton and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Departments of Defense (DoD) and State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have relied extensively on contractors to provide a range of services in Iraq and Afghanistan, but the agencies have faced challenges in obtaining sufficient information to plan and manage their use of contractors. This report analyzed DoD, State, and USAID data for Iraq and Afghanistan for FY 2008 and the first half of FY 2009 on the: (1) status of agency efforts to track information on contracts and contractor personnel; (2) number of contractor personnel; (3) number of killed and wounded contractors; and (4) number and value of contracts and the extent to which they were awarded competitively. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables.

Download or read book Operational Contract Support written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Warfighter Support Cultural Change Needed to Improve How DoD Plans for and Manages Operational Contract Support written by William M. Solis and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For decades, the DoD has relied on contractors to support contingency operations and recognizes them as part of the total force. In Iraq and Afghanistan contractor personnel now outnumber deployed troops. In Iraq more than 95,000 DoD contractors support 92,000 troops, and in Afghanistan more than 112,000 DoD contractors support approx. 94,000 troops. DoD anticipates that the number of contractors will grow in Afghanistan as the dept. increases its troop presence in that country. Several long-standing challenges have hindered DoD¿s ability to manage and oversee contractors at deployed locations. This testimony addresses the extent to which DoD has institutionalized operational contract support. Illustrations.

Download or read book Contingency Contracting written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Transforming Wartime Contracting written by Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past decade, America's military and federal-civilian employees, as well as contractors, have performed vital and dangerous tasks in Iraq and Afghanistan. Contractors' support however, has been unnecessarily costly, and has been plagued by high levels of waste and fraud. The United States will not be able to conduct large or sustained contingency operations without heavy contractor support. Avoiding a repetition of the waste, fraud, and abuse seen in Iraq and Afghanistan requires either a great increase in agencies' ability to perform core tasks and to manage contracts effectively, or a disciplined reconsideration of plans and commitments that would require intense use of contractors. Failure by Congress and the Executive Branch to heed a decade's lessons on contingency contracting from Iraq and Afghanistan will not avert new contingencies. It will only ensure that additional billions of dollars of waste will occur and that U.S. objectives and standing in the world will suffer. Worse still, lives will be lost because of waste and mismanagement.

Download or read book Contingency Contracting written by John P. Hutton and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The DoD and State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have relied extensively on contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan, including using contractors to help administer other contracts or grants. Relying on contractors to perform such functions can provide benefits but also introduces potential risks, such as conflicts of interest, that should be considered and managed. This report reviewed: (1) the extent to which DoD, State, and USAID rely on contractors to perform contract and grant administration in Iraq and Afghanistan; (2) the reasons behind decisions to use such contractors and whether the decisions are guided by strategic workforce planning; and (3) whether agencies considered and mitigated related risks. Illus.

Download or read book Management and Oversight of Contingency Contracting in Hostile Zones written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: