LEADER 02263oam 2200481 a 450 001 9910700986303321 005 20111027144847.0 035 $a(CKB)5470000002413161 035 $a(OCoLC)748574534 035 $a(EXLCZ)995470000002413161 100 $a20110831d2011 ua 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aTransforming wartime contracting$b[electronic resource] $econtrolling costs, reducing risks : final report to Congress : findings and recommendations for legislative and policy changes /$fCommission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan 210 1$aArlington, VA :$cCommission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan,$d[2011] 215 $a1 online resource (240 pages) $ccolor illustrations 300 $aTitle from PDF title page (viewed on Aug. 31, 2011). 300 $a"August 2011." 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aAgencies 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. 517 $aTransforming wartime contracting 606 $aContracting out$zUnited States 606 $aPublic contracts$zUnited States 606 $aDefense contracts$zUnited States 606 $aIraq War, 2003-2011$xLogistics 606 $aAfghan War, 2001-2021$xLogistics 615 0$aContracting out 615 0$aPublic contracts 615 0$aDefense contracts 615 0$aIraq War, 2003-2011$xLogistics. 615 0$aAfghan War, 2001-2021$xLogistics. 801 0$bAWC 801 1$bAWC 801 2$bGPO 801 2$bDOS 801 2$bGPO 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910700986303321 996 $aTransforming wartime contracting$93498062 997 $aUNINA