02263oam 2200481 a 450 991070098630332120111027144847.0(CKB)5470000002413161(OCoLC)748574534(EXLCZ)99547000000241316120110831d2011 ua 0engurmn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierTransforming wartime contracting[electronic resource] controlling costs, reducing risks : final report to Congress : findings and recommendations for legislative and policy changes /Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and AfghanistanArlington, VA :Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan,[2011]1 online resource (240 pages) color illustrationsTitle from PDF title page (viewed on Aug. 31, 2011)."August 2011."Includes bibliographical references.Agencies over-rely on contractors for contingency operations -- "Inherently governmental" rules do not guide appropriate use of contractors in contingencies -- Inattention to contingency contracting leads to massive waste, fraud, and abuse -- Looming sustainment costs risk massive new waste -- Agencies have not institutionalized acquisition as a core function -- Agency structures and authorities prevent effective interagency coordination -- Contract competition, management, and enforcement are ineffective -- The way forward demands major reforms.Transforming wartime contracting Contracting outUnited StatesPublic contractsUnited StatesDefense contractsUnited StatesIraq War, 2003-2011LogisticsAfghan War, 2001-2021LogisticsContracting outPublic contractsDefense contractsIraq War, 2003-2011Logistics.Afghan War, 2001-2021Logistics.AWCAWCGPODOSGPOBOOK9910700986303321Transforming wartime contracting3498062UNINA