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Contractor Management and Accountability July 2012 10:00 AM EUCOM and AFRICOM. Problem Statement. DOD, the services and global combatant commanders lack the ability to define and manage their contracted workforces during Phase 0 operations and
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Contractor Management and Accountability July 2012 10:00 AM EUCOM and AFRICOM
Problem Statement • DOD, the services and global combatant commanders lack the ability to • define and manage their contracted workforces during Phase 0 operations and • quickly transition those contracted resources in support of contingency, • humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. Commanders who lack • this visibility during peacetime operations are unable to effectively plan, resource • and provide effective oversight for large scale contracted support required • in supporting operations.
Proposal • COCOM conducts an OCS focused exercise / rehearsal scenario to assess the • command’s understanding and ability to incorporate operational contracting • support into the planning and management across the staff sections IAW their • Current policies and procedures. • 1. Limited duration exercise, with a staff representative(s) participating during • normal duty hours only. • 2. JCASO will drive the exercise through scenarios meant to assess the • various staff’s understanding of current OSD policy and doctrine. • 3. Scenario will align with a current or planned operation. • 4. End of exercise feedback would build future test MESLs for the command’s • next annual exercise. • 5. The Chief of Staff and principal staff members would receive an in/out brief after • Assessment criteria are agreed upon.
Objectives • Exercise contract / contractor scenarios that will focus staff on incorporating • the management of these resources into their decision making process. • Validate or identify that processes and procedures, policy and tools are sufficient • or lacking to effectively manage operations involving contractors. • Provide commanders and leaders situational awareness for all resources • operating within their area of responsibility supporting the “Train as we fight” • philosophy. • Fully incorporate contracted resources into all plans; identify all Phase 0 • contractors supporting “normal” operations and defining those contractors with • deployment clauses in their contracts by skillset, readiness and location. • Create metrics and a common operating picture for commanders / leaders • available on demand for use in awareness, planning, oversight and decision • making.
Lessons Learned • AOR lessons learned: • Iraq Draw-Down • Afghanistan Surge • Transition to other Government Agencies • Support in Japan and Haiti • Theater Business Clearance Challenges • Efficiencies within the workforce • Coalition-visibility and coordination of resources building upon • the NATO Battle Lab held in Kandahar Feb-Apr 2011. • Program Support to USFOR-A (Sep-Dec 2012)
Potential Scenarios • For the purpose of this exercise, we identified three potential scenarios: • The command responds to a new incident or contingency starting in Phase 0. • The command responds to a Department of State request to insert a contracted solution into an ongoing situation (PSC). • The command transitions contracted operations to another federal agency in preparation for a retrograde of military forces.
