Shipping list no.: 2011-0443-P. "August 2011."

Executive summary --Agencies over-rely on contractors for contingency operations -- 'Inherently governmental' rules do not guide appropriate use of contractors in contingencies -- Inattention to contingency contracting leads to massive waste, fraud, and abuse -- Looming sustainment costs risk massive new waste -- Agencies have not institutionalized acquisition as a core function -- Agency structures and authorities prevent effective interagency coordination -- Contract competition, management, and enforcement are ineffective -- The way forward demands major reforms.