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 2008-03-26 monographic deposited born digital 53 p. GA 1.13:GAO-08-360 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-360 P0b002ee180374ec8 f:d08360 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-360 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-360 GAO-08-360 Comparative analysis Contract administration Contract costs Contractor payments Contractor personnel Defense cost control Defense procurement Department of Defense contractors Employee training Federal employees Government contracts Government employees Human capital management Human capital planning Private sector Risk assessment Risk management Internal controls Contract principles Other Written Product A81421 In 2007, the Department of Defense (DOD) paid contractors $158.3 billion for a range of services, including contract specialists. To better understand the use of contractors in this role, GAO initiated a case study, under the authority of the Comptroller General, at the Army Contracting Agency's (ACA) Contracting Center of Excellence (CCE). GAO determined (1) the extent to which and why CCE relies on contractor contract specialists, (2) how risks of contractor use are mitigated, (3) how the cost of the contractors compares to that for CCE's government employees, and (4) whether the contract vehicles were appropriate. GAO reviewed a random sample of contract files to understand the contractors' duties and responsibilities, compared compensation costs, and reviewed documents from the General Services Administration (GSA), under whose contracts CCE ordered the contract specialists. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-360/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-360.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-360/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-360.pdf GAO-08-360 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-360 Other Written Product GAO-08-360; Defense Contracting: Army Case Study Delineates Concerns with Use of Contractors as Contract Specialists; Comparative analysis Contract administration Contract costs Contractor payments Contractor personnel Defense cost control Defense procurement Department of Defense contractors Employee training Federal employees Government contracts Government employees Human capital management Human capital planning Private sector Risk assessment Risk management Internal controls Contract principles Public Law 101-510 Public Law 108-136