GAO (all GAO reports can be found at www.gao.gov -- just enter the report number.)



GAO-03-695, Military Operations: Contractors Provide Vital Services to Deployed Forces but are not Adequately Addressed in DOD Plans, June 2003



GAO- 04-305R, “Defense Logistics: Preliminary Observations on the Effectiveness of Logistics Activities during Operation Iraqi Freedom,” December 18, 2003



GAO-04-854, Military Operations: DOD’s Extensive Use of Logistic Support Contracts Requires Strengthened Oversight, July 2004



GAO-05-201, Interagency Contracting: Problems with DOD’s and Interior’s Orders to Support Military Operations, April 2005



GAO-05-274, Contract Management: Opportunities to Improve Surveillance on Department of Defense Service Contracts, March 2005



GAO-05-275, Defense Logistics: Actions Needed to Improve the Availability of Critical Items During Current and Future Operations, April 2005



GAO- 05-277, DOD Excess Property Management Control Breakdowns Result in Substantial Waste and Inefficiency, May 2005



GAO-05-737, Rebuilding Iraq: Action Needed to Improve Use of Private Security Providers, July 2005



GAO-06-66, Defense Acquisition: DOD Has Paid Billions In Award and Incentive Fees Regardless of Acquisition Outcomes, December 2005



GAO-06-284, Contract Security Guards: Army’s Guard Program Requires Greater Oversight and Assessment of Acquisition Approach, April 2006



GAO-06-838R, Contract Management: DOD Vulnerabilities to Contracting Fraud, Waste and Abuse, July 7, 2006



GAO-06-854, Global War on Terror: Observations on Funding Costs and Future Commitments, July 10, 2006



GAO-06-999R, Military Operations: Background Screenings on Contractor Employees Supporting Deployed Forces May Lack Critical Information But U.S. Forces Take Steps to Mitigate the Risk Contractors May Pose, September 22, 2006



GAO-06-1109T, Reserve Fitness: Army National Guard and Army Reserve Readiness for 21-Century Challenges, September 21, 2006



GAO-06-1132, Iraq Contract Costs: DOD Consideration of Defense Contract Audit Agency Findings, September 2006



GAO-07-40, Rebuilding Iraq: Status of Competition for Iraq Reconstruction Contracts, October 2006



GAO-07-235R, Suggested Areas for Oversight for the 110th Congress, November 17, 2006



GAO-07-20, Defense Acquisition: Tailored Approach Needed to Improve Service Acquisition Outcomes, November 2006



GAO-07-145, Military Operations: High-Level DOD Action Needed to Address Long-Standing Problems with Management and Oversight of Contractors Supporting Deployed Forces, December 2006





Military



U.S. Army Pamphlet 710-2-2, Supply Support Activity Supply System: Manual Procedures, September 30, 1998



Cecilia Butler and Sandra Latsko, “Army Total Asset Visibility,” U.S.Army Logistics Management College, January-February 1999. Article can be found at WWW.almc.army.mil/alog/issues/JanFeb99/ms404.htm



Air War College, Air University, Contractors on the Battlefield: What Have We Signed Up For? Col. Steven J. Zamparelli, USAF, March 1999.



U.S. Army Regulation 715-9, Logistics, Contractors Accompanying the Force, October 29, 1999



U.S. Army, Army Materiel Command, LOGCAP Battlebook, January 31, 2000



USAWC Strategy Research Project, LOGCAP: The Nation’s Premier Contingency Contracting Program for Force XXI, Marilyn Harris, Department of the Army, April 14, 2000



U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Contractors on the Battlefield: Has the Military accepted too much Risk? May 23, 2001



Scott C. Goddard, Major, RA, INF, Australia, The Private Military Company: A Legitimate International Entity within Modern Conflict, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, June 1, 2001



USAWC Strategy Research Project, Transformation—Revolution in Military Logistics, Aundre F. Piggee, LT. Col. U.S. Army, April 9, 2002



USAWC Strategy Research Project, Civilian Contractors on the Battlefield: A partnership with Commercial Industry or Receipe for Failure? Robert M. Friedman, Department of the Army Civilian, April 9, 2002



U.S. Army Field Manual 3-100.21 (100-21), Contractors on the Battlefield, January 2003



Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, Reconstructing Iraq: Insight, Challenges, and Missions for Military Forces in a Post-Conflict Scenario, Conrad C. Crane, W. Andrew Terrill, February 2003



U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, The National Military Strategy of the United States of America, A Strategy for Today: A Vision for Tomorrow, 2004



U.S. Army Report of Commander’s Inquiry of the 724th Transportation Company Hostile Engagement, August 2, 2004. Report can be found at http://www.publicintegrity.org/docs/privatewarriors/PW_Internal_Army_report_KBR.pdf



U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Army Battlefield Distribution through the Lens of OIF: Logistics Failures and the way ahead, Maj. Eric Pl Shirley, January 2, 2005



USAWC Strategy Research Project: Increasing Combat Service Support Units in the U.S. Military, Paul M. Burnham, Lt. Col., USAR, March 18, 2005



USAWC Strategy Research Project: Civilian Contractors on the Battlefield, Col. Ronda G. Urey, March 18, 2005



Air Command and Staff College, Air University, Contractors on the Battlefield: Planning Consideration and Requirements, Major George (Sam) Hamontree III, January 30, 2002



DOD Instruction 3020.41, Contractor Personnel Authorized to Accompany the U.S. Armed Forces, October 3, 2005





Department of Defense Inspector General



DOD Inspector General Audit Report No. 91-105, Civilian Contractor Overseas Support During Hostilities, June 26, 1991



DOD Inspector General Report No. D-2004-57, Acquisition, “Contracts Awarded for the Coalition Provisional Authority by the Defense Contracting Command – Washington, March 18, 2004





Special Inspector General For Iraq Reconstruction



The Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Report No. 06-035, “Interim Audit Report on Inappropriate Use of Proprietary Data Markings by the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) Contractor,” October 26, 2006





Congressional Research Services



CRS Issue Brief for Congress, Defense Acquisition Reform: Status and Current Issues, January 9, 2002



CRS Report for Congress, Order Code RL32370, The Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA): Origin Characteristics and Institutional Authorities, April 29, 2004



CRS Report for Congress, The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan and Enhanced Base Security Since 9/11, Amy Belasco, October 7, 2005



Congressional Budget Office



CBO Study, Logistics Support for Deployed Military Forces, October 2005





Defense Contract Audit Agency



DCAA Audit Report, Audit Report of Kellogg, Brown, and Root, Inc., Billing System Internal Controls, May 13, 2004. Audit Report Number NO-3311-202K11010001, May 13, 2004



DCAA Memorandum, Implementation of FAR Clause 52.216-26, Payments of Allowable Costs before Definitization, LOGCAP Contract, DAAA09-02-D-0007, August 17, 2004

We will be updating these reports as needed.