Military Personnel: Guidance Needed for Any Future Conversions of Military Medical Positions to Civilian Positions Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Military Personnel: Guidance Needed for Any Future Conversions of Military Medical Positions to Civilian Positions

Creator

  • Author: United States. Government Accountability Office.
    Creator Type: Organization

Publisher

  • Name: United States. Government Accountability Office.
    Place of Publication: Washington D.C.

Date

  • Creation: 2008-02-08

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Since September 11, 2001, the high pace of military operations has placed significant stress on U.S. operating forces. In late 2003, the Department of Defense (DOD) reported that several studies had found that tens of thousands of military personnel were performing tasks that were not military essential and that these tasks could be performed more cost effectively by civilian or private-sector contract employees. To address this matter, DOD, in fiscal year 2004, began a multiyear initiative to convert military positions, including military health care positions, to federal civilian or contract positions. Within DOD, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Personnel and Readiness (USD, P&R), has overall responsibility for issuing guidance on manpower management, which includes guidance related to determining the least costly mix of military, civilian, and contract personnel. Additionally, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) (USD (C)) and the Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation (PA&E) play key roles in determining the costs of military, civilian, and contract personnel. For example, the USD(C) is responsible for developing the composite pay rates used in developing military and civilian personnel budgets and PA&E provides leadership in developing and promoting tools, data, and methods for analyzing allocation of resources. USD, P&R also has responsibility for the Defense Health Program, which provides health care to over 9 million beneficiaries--including military servicemembers and retirees and their families and survivors. This program had estimated costs of $21 billion for fiscal year 2007 and DOD officials anticipate further significant growth in these health care costs. In fact, the costs associated with the program have doubled since fiscal year 2000 due to factors such as increased enrollment, medical inflation, and implementation of the TRICARE for Life program."

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Government accountability -- United States.
  • Keyword: national defense
  • Keyword: military personnel
  • Keyword: correspondence

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States

Collection

  • Name: Government Accountability Office Reports
    Code: GAORT

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Rights

  • Rights License: pd

Resource Type

  • Text

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Report No.: GAO-08-370R
  • Accession or Local Control No: 95355
  • URL: http://gao.gov/products/GAO-08-370R
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc297532
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