An Overview of Contract Services in the Department of Defense.

This report is divided into five sections. The first section presents some basic facts and statistics that describe the major components of the defense labor force and that put into perspective service contract manpower. The second section contains a discussion of the current policy with respect to obtaining contract services. In the third section, some of the other important aspects that must be considered in addition to policy are discussed. These include Congressional concerns, legal issues, etc. Section IV highlights DoDs experiences concerning contract services. Systems used to report information concerning service contracts are discussed in the fifth section. Appendices provide a glossary, a discussion of the laws relating to contracting-out for services, a chronology of important decisions concerning the legal aspects of contract services, and an annotated bibliography.