United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2004-07-19 monographic deposited born digital 74 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-854 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-854 P0b002ee18039680e f:d04854 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-854 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-854 GAO-04-854 Armed forces abroad Contract administration Contract costs Contract oversight Contract performance Defense contingency planning Department of Defense contractors Human resources training Human resources utilization Internal controls Logistics Military cost control Military operations Military procurement Service contracts Air Force Contract Augmentation Program Army Logistics Civil Augmentation Program Other Written Product A10974 In its contingency operations since the early 1990s, the Department of Defense (DOD) has relied extensively on logistics support contractors to provide many of the supplies and services needed by deployed U.S. forces. As requested, GAO assessed DOD's planning in its use of logistics support contracts in contingency operations; determined whether DOD has had contract oversight processes that are adequate to ensure that quality services were provided in an economical and efficient manner; and assessed the extent to which DOD provided trained personnel qualified to oversee its contractors. GAO focused its efforts on four logistics support contracts chosen because of their size and chosen to represent more than one military service--the Army's Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) and Balkans Support Contract, the Navy's Construction Capabilities Augmentation Program, and the Air Force's Contract Augmentation Program. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-854/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-854.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-854/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-854.pdf GAO-04-854 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-854 Other Written Product GAO-04-854; Military Operations: DOD's Extensive Use of Logistics Support Contracts Requires Strengthened Oversight; Armed forces abroad Contract administration Contract costs Contract oversight Contract performance Defense contingency planning Department of Defense contractors Human resources training Human resources utilization Internal controls Logistics Military cost control Military operations Military procurement Service contracts Air Force Contract Augmentation Program Army Logistics Civil Augmentation Program