FEDERAL CONTRACTING: Improvements Needed in How Some Agencies Report Personal Services Contracts

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Abstract:

Contractors hired under personal services contracts operate like government employees. The federal government reported spending about $1.5 billion on personal services contracts for FYs 2011-2015. The Air Force, Army, Navy, and USAID together were responsible for most of this reported spending. We found that USAID spent over $123 million on these contracts in FY 2015. However, we could not confirm how much DOD spent on them because the Air Force and Army did not record these contracts accurately in federal databases. We recommended that the Air Force and Army take steps to ensure that personal services contracts are recorded accurately.

Author(s):
Woods, William
Author Organization(s):
United States Government Accountability Office
Funding Organization(s):
United States Government Accountability Office, Washington , DC
Document Type:
Technical Report/Congressional Report
Publication Date:
2017 Jul 01
Pagination:
31

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Distribution Code:
A - Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement: Public Release

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Collection: TRECMS
Subject Terms
Communities of Interest:
Biomedical
Descriptor(s):
united states government, medical personnel, contracted services, department of defense, health services, management personnel, contracts, government employees, personnel management, acquisition, air force, employment, engineering, governments, health care, national governments, procurement
Subject Categories:
Behavioral and Social Sciences; Behavioral and Social Sciences
Creation Date:
2021 Dec 07
Update Date:
2022 Jan 18