Air Force Logistics C17 Support Plan Does Not Adequately Address Key Issues Report To Congressional Requesters

NSIAD-99-147 Air Force Logistics: C-17 Support Plan Does Not Adequately Address Key Issues

For many years the Air Force has relied on contractors to provide logistics support for commercial derivative systems such as the KC-l0 aircraft as well as for some high-cost, highly classified systems produced in small quantities, such as the U2. In recent years the Department of Defense (DOD) and the services have initiated actions to expand contractor logistics support to other military systems that were not derived from similar commercial systems. The Air Force has designated the C-17 as 1 of the 10 Air Force systems that will be used as a pilot to implement a DOD initiative that will emphasize contracting with the private sector for support services as a part of its logistics reengineering efforts. This designation of the C-17 as a pilot project is consistent with defense reform initiatives, which called for a strategic shift toward increased reliance on the private sector to meet support needs.