Report On Use of Employees of Non-Federal Entities to Provide Services to Department of the Army

The Department of the Army requests agency and public comments on its implementation of the recently enacted Section 343 of the FY 2000 Department of Defense Authorization Act. Section 343 directs the Department of Defense to provide to Congress not later than March 1, 2001, a report summarizing the number of direct labor and indirect labor work year equivalents performed by contractors providing services to the Department of Defense in the prior fiscal year (FY 2000), categorized by federal supply class or service code, appropriation supporting the services and major organizational element of the Department procuring the services. Since the Fiscal Year to be reported upon to Congress has already commenced, it is critical that this guidance be issued effective immediately to avoid extraordinary efforts by Government and contractor personnel attempting to collect significant reliable data retroactively. Section 2461(g) of title 10, United States Code, requires DoD to provide an annual report to Congress on the percentage of commercial functions performed by contractors as compared to in-house employees. Section 343 provides the data collection framework for the Army to improve the accuracy and credibility of its reporting under section 2461(g) of title 10.