Special Operations' Oversight of Contractors Is Faulted

Special Operations' Oversight of Contractors Is Faulted - washingtonpost.com:

"...Federal government rules and regulations prohibit the hiring of contractors who perform actions reserved for government employees, yet a Special Operations Command unit managing the contract with L-3 Communications Integrated Systems permitted contractor approval of such matters as overtime and acceptably completed work, according to a report by the Pentagon inspector general released this week."

"The contracts called for L-3 Communications to provide logistic support for Special Forces equipment including repair, maintenance and support that between 2003 and 2008 involved 2,148 separate tasks. The Special Operations Forces Support Activity, which administered the contract, designated one government employee to be the contracting officer for the contract. But the IG report noted that 'it is not feasible for one individual to effectively oversee 2,148 task orders requiring surveillance in 20 locations.' "

"No L-3 Communications official was available to comment on the report."

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