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July 2011
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United States. Executive Office of the President. Office of Management and Budget.
Circular No. A-76 (Revised). Washington, OMB, May 29, 2003.
59 p.
Available online at:
"This circular establishes
federal policy for the competition of commercial activities." - Purpose.
United States. Executive Office of the
President. Office of
Management and Budget. Competitive Sourcing: Report on
Competitive Sourcing Results, Fiscal Year 2006. Washington, May 2007.
38 p.
Available online at:
http://management.energy.gov/documents/cs_report_fy2006.pdf
Analyzes the trends in competitive sourcing for fiscal years
2003-2006.
Internet Resources (Student
Research)
Harris, Neil J. Contractors and the
Cost of War: Research into Economic and Cost-Effectiveness Arguments.
Monterey, CA, Naval Postgraduate School, December 2006. 91 p.
Available online at:
http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA460397
"A case is made that contractors are cost effective given
their inherent flexibility. The argument becomes stronger after
considering the military’s relevant alternatives to using private military
companies." - Abstract.
Palmby, William G. Outsourcing the Air Force Mission: A Strategy for
Success. Maxwell AFB, AL, Air University Press, 2006. 62 p.
(Walker Paper no. 4) Uttley, Matthew. Contractors on Deployed Military Operations:
United Kingdom Policy and Doctrine. Carlisle Barracks, PA, Strategic Studies Institute, Army War College, 2005.
69 p.
"Offers some critical recommendations designed to help begin the considerable
effort of evolving the Air Force’s culture and structure to allow full
integration of outsourcing as a key and equal component of its Total Force
team." - Abstract.
Also available online at:
http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA448155
Book call no.: 358.416212 P171o
Examines lessons learned from the United Kingdoms' experience with outsourcing
deployed military operations.
Also available online at:
http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA439687
Book call no.: 355.62120941 U91c
United States. Government Accountability
Office. Warfighter Support: DoD Needs to Improve Its Planning for Using
Contractors to Support Future Military Operations: Report to Congressional
Committees. Washington, March 2010. 50 p.
"Our objectives were to determine (1) what progress DOD has made in developing
operational contract support annexes for its operation plans, (2) the extent to
which operational contract support requirements are included in other sections
of operation plans, and (3) what progress the department has made in
establishing a long-term capability to ensure the inclusion of operational
contract support requirements in operation plans." - Document.
Also available online at:
http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA517802
Doc. call no.: M-U 41026-173 no.10-472
Documents (Student Research)
Cate, Gregory A. Are the Department of Defense Outsourcing Efforts Smart
Business for Military Operations and the Operational Commander? Newport,
RI, Naval War College, 2003. 28 p. Dogru, Ali Kemal. Outsourcing, Managing, Supervising, and Regulating
Private Military Companies in Contingency Operations. Monterey, CA,
Naval Postgraduate School, September 2010. 129 p.
"Advocates that by outsourcing services, the government ultimately
surrenders a significant amount of control over DoD operations." - Abstract.
Also available online at:
http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA419398
Doc. call no.: M-U 41662 C357a
"Examines the utilization of private military companies (PMCs) by government
agencies of the United States in contingency operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The aim of this thesis is to investigate the roles that PMCs play in current
contingency operations, and to analyze how PMCs can become more useful
instruments in contingency operations if they are properly outsourced, managed,
supervised, and regulated." - Abstract.
Also available online at: h
Doc. call no.: M-U 42525 D6543o
Elbert, Janet M. Military Housing
Privatization Initiative Lessons Learned Program: An Analysis. Monterey,
CA, Naval Postgraduate School, September 2003. 85 p.
"This
analysis reviews the cumulative documented lessons from all Services and
compares it to the lessons learned within the first jointly partnered
privatization project at the Presidio of Monterey (POM) and Naval Postgraduate
School (NPS) in Monterey, California."
- Abstract.
Also available online at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA418537
Doc. call no.: M-U 42525 E372m
Grey, Cynthia J. Blues to Civvies: Morphing the
Military Profession. Colorado Springs, CO, USAF Institute for National
Security Studies, USAF Academy, April 2005. 67 p.
Assesses "today’s unprecedented employment of defense contractors in the
Department of Defense and the Air Force, including real-world examples from
operations in Iraq and at the 45th Space Wing." - Abstract.
Also available online at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA477087
Doc. call no.: M-U 42252-91
G842b
Herron, Jennifer F. and Santiago, Gregory. Analysis of Security
Contractors in Deployed Environments. Monterey, CA, Naval Postgraduate
School, December 2006. 45 p.
Studies the "consequences of the DoD decision to
outsource security contractors in Iraq. Specifically, we will look at the
contracting and legal ramifications of outsourcing this inherently governmental
occupation." - Abstract.
Also available online at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA460307
Doc. call no.: M-U 42525 H568a
Hobbs, Kevin R. Outsourcing the Total Force: Who
Will Manage It? Maxwell AFB, AL, Air Command and Staff College, May
2008. 32 p.
"The Air Force should take additional steps to transform the acquisition
workforce to ensure they are better postured for the future." - Abstract.
Also available online at: https://www.afresearch.org
Doc. call no.: M-U 43122 H682o
Mahoney, Ryan J. and Schofield, Scott D. Cost Analysis of Outsourcing
an Air Force Supply Squadron.
Monterey, CA, Naval Postgraduate School, December 2006. 105 p.
"Lays a foundation for building a body of
knowledge to be utilized in future research regarding the federal A-76 or
competitive sourcing practices and procedures, from which overarching
conclusions of federal outsourcing can be drawn to include strengths and
weaknesses of the procedures currently utilized."
- Abstract.
Also available online at:
http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA460287
Doc. call no.: M-U 42525 M2161c
Manero, David G. Military Transition to Contractors: Are We Getting
Less for Less? Maxwell AFB, AL, Air War College, February 2007.
31 p.
In studying DoD outsourcing projects "there is
evidence gathered by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that they provide
a reduction of $12,000 per full time equivalent employee (FTE), or a cost
reduction (avoidance) of 15%." -
Introduction.
Also available online at:
https://www.afresearch.org
Doc. call no.: M-U 43117 M274m
Boessenkool, Antonie. Poor Performance: Report Cites Payments for
Shoddy Work in Iraq. Defense News 24:30 June 15, 2009. Butts, Peter W. Contract Oversight on the Battlefield.
Army Sustainment 42:34-37 November-December 2010.
"The Commission on Wartime Contracting released its interim report June 10,
telling U.S. lawmakers of cases of shoddy construction, redundant work and a
general lack of oversight of construction and support contracts in Iraq and
Afghanistan." - Article.
Also available online at:
NewsBank
"Soldiers and Department of the Army civilians who oversee contractors on the
battlefield must fully understand the magnitude and importance of their
responsibilities." - Article.
Also available online at:
Cancian, Mark. Contractors: The New Element of Military Force
Structure. Parameters 38:61-77 Autumn 2008.
"Presents an analysis of the use of
contractors in United States military operations. It is said that their
use is not optional, as the military needs all soldiers to do the work of
soldiers, not to act as cooks or dishwashers." - Abstract.
Also available online at:
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=35650334&site=ehost-live
Carlstrom, Gregg. New Rules May Reverse U.S. Outsourcing Trend.
Defense News 25:18+ April 5, 2010.
"The White House has finally settled on a single definition for 'inherently
governmental work,' ending years of ambiguity, according to the U.S. Office of
Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), and likely accelerating the Obama
administration's push to insource government work." - Article.
Also available online at:
NewsBank
Hammes, T. X. Private Contractors in Conflict Zones: The Good, the Bad,
and the Strategic Impact. Joint Force Quarterly No.60:26-37
January 2011.
"Examines several advantages of contractors over military personnel or civil
servants that include continuity speed of deployment and reduction of military
casualties. It notes policy recommendations problems inherent to mobilize
the addition of military forces to execute the same tasks." - Abstract.
Also available online at:
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=58476641&site=ehost-live
Hedahl, Marcus. Blood
and Blackwaters: A Call to Arms for the Profession of Arms. Journal
of Military Ethics 8, no.1:19-33 2009.
Investigates "the normative and economic
implications of using these private security personnel in contingency operations
such as the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan." - Abstract.
Also available online at:
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=37184934&site=ehost-live
Jowers, Karen. Companies Shouldering
More of DoD's Family Housing Costs.
Air Force Times 70:8-9 March 1, 2010.
"Defense
officials will meet or come close to their goal of privatizing most military
family housing this year - but there's still work to be done."
- Article.
Also available online at:
NewsBank
Kilbride, John P. A Case for Contracting in Today's Environment.
Army Sustainment 42:42-43 July-August 2010.
"The author believes that
contractors are vital to military operations because they allow the military to
allocate greater combat power to accomplish the mission, to reduce risks to
soldiers and to decrease costs to the government." -
Abstract.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=52411699&site=ehost-live
Kratz, Louis A. Logistics Transformation: DoD's Opportunity to Partner with
the Private Sector - a Time for Action. Logistics Spectrum
42:22-25 April-June 2008.
Describes DoD initiatives to transform logistics including outsourcing.
Also available online at:
http://search.proquest.com/docview/195310520?accountid=4332
Latham, William C., Jr. Not My Job:
Contracting and Professionalism in the U.S. Army. Military Review
89:40-49 March-April 2009.
"Explains the reasons of privatizing the military functions, as well as the
advantages of contracting. However, it points out that heavy reliance in
contracting will drain the military's professional expertise, and undermines the
institutional legitimacy." - Abstract.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=37223111&site=ehost-live
Lubold, Gordon. Congress Questions Savings from Outsourcing.
Navy Times 55:26 April 24, 2006.
"It's
unclear if the military always saves money when it contracts with private
companies to perform support services, a Pentagon official told a House panel
looking at the impact of contracting on military readiness." - Article.
Also available online at:
NewsBank
Nguyen, Vinh. Current Trends in Intelligence Outsourcing Affect Work
Force Stability. Signal 62:75-78 December 2007.
"Intelligence
activities conducted by private contractors are indispensable in the Global War
on Terrorism, but rapid outsourcing activity can result in wasteful spending,
destabilization of the work force structure and contract management problems."
- Article.
Also available online at:
http://search.proquest.com/docview/216194268?accountid=4332
Schaub, Gary, Jr. and Franke, Volker C. Contractors as Military
Professionals? Parameters 39:88-104 Winter 2009-2010.
"Presents information on a research
study which compared the mindsets of military officers and private security
contractors." - Abstract.
Also available online at:
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=48359463&site=ehost-live
Stiens, Kevin P. and Turley, Susan L. Uncontracting:
The Move Back to Performing In-House. Air Force Law Review 65:145-186 2010.
"Discusses
the U.S. government's shift to insourcing in relation to the National Defense
Authorization Act of 2008 and the performance of functions by military compared
to contractors." - Abstract.
Also available online at:
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=49259077&site=ehost-live
Watson, Bryan D. A Look Down the Slippery Slope: Domestic Operations,
Outsourcing, and the Erosion of Military Culture. Air & Space Power
Journal 22:93-104 Spring 2008.
"Two
simultaneous trends inside America's military culture—its increasingly domestic
role and its growing reliance upon defense contractors—illustrate considerable
fundamental differences between uniformed military personnel and their
commercially oriented counterparts." - Abstract.
Also available online at:
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=31391150&site=ehost-live
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