The evolving private military sector: toward a framework for effective DoD contracting
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Authors
Dew, Nicholas
Lewis, Ira
Subjects
Private security services
Advisors
Date of Issue
2009
Date
2009
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
Abstract
In this paper, we outline an analysis of DoD (US Department of Defense) contracting of private military firms (PMFs) in an expeditionary context. The paper makes two contributions to research on this topic. First, we outline a general model of how DoD acquisition skills and organization integration capabilities affect the contribution of PMFs to mission performance. Second, we address risk management in PMF contracting by outlining a spectrum of control mechanisms. As PMF management is clearly not the sole job of the acquisition community, we argue that DoD policy-makers should rethink how the department might change itself in order to integrate PMF services more effectively and efficiently.
Type
Technical Report
Description
Series/Report No
Department
Graduate School of Business & Public Policy (GSBPP)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
NPS-GSBPP-09-017
Sponsors
Funder
Format
xii, 45 p.: ill.;28 cm.
Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.