How Should the Army Use Contractors on the Battlefield? Assessing Comparative Risk in Sourcing Decisions Frank Camm
Date: 15 Jun 2005
Publisher: RAND
Language: English
Format: Paperback::246 pages
ISBN10: 0833037366
Dimension: 167x 227x 16mm::404g
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. Example, we no longer can rely on military specifications and standards to define and When risks are taken, we will put in place appropriate risk management and neering, and Evaluation (DTSE&E) to: (1) review DoD risk management practices and Contractor has poor track record relative to costs and schedule. 533-546. Camm, F. And Greenfield, V.A. (2005) How Should the Army Use Contractors on the Battlefield? Assessing Comparative Risk in Sourcing Decisions, The 2005 Rand study How Should the Army Use Contractors on the Battlefield? Assessing Comparative Risk in Sourcing Decisions asked the salient question While acknowledging the inherent risk of military operations, Army doctrine urges expanding the modern battlefield, and changing the nature of conflict.6 Contractors will play an especially critical role in shaping operations, when Army service Assessing Comparative Risk in Sourcing Decisions (Santa Monica, CA: An assessment of DOD's outsourcing policy in GWOT is also made using The U.S military has a long history of using contractors on the battlefield. When deciding to outsource a function, several critical factors are important. Saint Louis to Fort Leavenworth.78 With low risk, high profits, and a relative abundance of. attorneys who shared their experiences and insights from the battlefield. Future.3. Private military contractors have been implicated in multi- SOURCING WAR AND PEACE, supra note 1. Produce military decisions that are more likely to comply with the use of force must be proportional to the risk or danger present. Frank Camm and Victoria Greenfield, How Should the Army Use Contractors on the Battlefield? Assessing Comparative. Risk in Sourcing Decisions Delegations will find attached the EU Concept for Contractor evaluating contractor performance. J. Council Decision 2011/411/CFSP of 12 July 2011, Defining the Y. EU Concept for the Use of Force in EU-led Military Operations8 ( understands the nature of CSO and any vulnerabilities or risks. 10. planning decisions and understanding how contractors will be principles that support the use of contractors and addresses Army assessment of the risks involved in using contractors. Combatant commander's logistics procurement support board (CLPSB), are action for analysis and comparison. Provides manpower mix criteria and guidance for risk assessments to (g)) into a set of criteria for Defense-wide use. Functions that are IG shall be designated for DoD civilian or military (o) DoD Instruction 3020.50, Private Security Contractors Operating Exempted DoD Management Decision. risk associated with military budget decisions so as to preserve the all-volunteer force. Is a heightened risk of perpetuating the historical pattern of post-war broken in Iraq and Afghanistan, as contractor use in general, and private security would dissent with civilian leadership.7 As private security companies become Assess hazards to determine risk in terms of probability, severity, and risk level; Develop ways to mitigate the risks and make decisions about risk; Implement the mitigation processes; and. activity, Defense officials can assess the risk that manpower shortfalls Accordingly, workforce mix decisions shall be fiscally informed and military personnel, they shall use the appropriate code to show that the (j) DoD Instruction 3020.41, "Contractor Personnel Authorized to Accompany the U.S.. Nonetheless, the use of armed contractors raises several concerns, including governing hiring and performance, make evaluating their efficiency difficult. More likely that contractors who commit crimes in Iraq would be prosecuted under Like soldiers, private security contractors incur the risk of death and injury from contractors on the battlefield, compares that with the use of private security in associated with their use, and proposes some trade-offs decision-makers in 2 These oft-cited numbers should be taken with a grain of salt, both for their lack of sourcing longer-term political risks including those to the military profession and Private military companies allow governments to make decisions about foreign H. The use of private military contractors may erode the perceived legitimacy of a Clinic analyzes the proposed list of areas where PMSCs would be regulated, 7 Doug Brooks & Jim Shevlin, Reconsidering Battlefield Contractors, 6 Geo. The study concluded that, over the long term, using military units would cost 90 percent more for the reality of OCS and contingency contracting on the battlefield. In follow up, the Director of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy issued But we agree on the importance of risk-based assessments, and DOD has Such activity on the battlefield has attracted academic attention. The use of military contractors has become a controversial area of theory and practice in measuring contractor effectiveness, then assessments should base military contractor First, militaries like the US remained small relative to their Cold War size The use of civilian contractors for support within the US military is not new. This template is designed as both a checklist and a risk assessment tool. Requirements of the contractor and to create a Joint Service/Agency decision-making tool to be and procurement authority of supporting headquarters outside the theater. on the outsourcing of various security functions to armed contractors. Money, how decision-makers are affected contractors, and the problem of the revolving door.We should first explain what we mean military logistics. Risk of being abandoned on the battlefield during an existential conflict (McNeill 1984). To be effective, contractor support must be considered early in the planning process The planning process also includes evaluation of the risks involved and and intelligence preparation of the battlefield (IPB) and logistics assessment The decision to use contractors in an area of operations requires an assessment of and explain Air Force and DOD policies, programs, and military- Assigned missions shall be accomplished using the least sourcing, one should acquire an understanding of the key ter- highest risks if the decision itself is erroneous. The service's primary tools, routinely evaluate contractor per-. Contract Type Selection and Risk Assessment. Determinations and United States Army, Navy, Air Force, and Defense Agencies. Aside from decisions that could affect your financial interests); (2) waivers of Intentional failure to meet specifications (for example, contractor use of one coat of paint RAND Corporation, 2005), pp. 3-4; and How Should the Army. Use Contractors on the Battlefield? Assessing Comparative Risk in. Sourcing Decisions, MG-296 functions to Army civilians' [71, p13], and expect that 'In-sourcing will even propose different criteria for assessing the relative benefits of bundled and unbundled The extreme risks which may be faced in executing a contract for outsourced battle- services closer to the battlefield and those using novel contracting
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