2002 Defense Economics Conference

Defense Agencies: Public Provision of Commercial Goods and Services

Jointly sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (Program Analysis and Evaluation) and the Institute for Defense Analysis

February 14th - 15th, 2002

Held at IDA Institute For Defense Analyses 4850 Mark Center Drive Alexandria, VA 22311-1772

Conference Home   Agenda   Proceedings   Background Papers    2000 Conference  Over the past 40 years, the Defense Agencies have assumed the job of providing many of the support functions, including logistics, information support, health care, and accounting services. This conference will provide an opportunity to better understand and evaluate the roles of the agencies, and to consider alternatives to the current structure. These are the topics that were discussed at the conference: Defense Agency Formation Management and Oversight of Defense Agencies Internal Pricing Case Study: Working Capital Funds and Two Tier Pricing Make vs. Buy Case Study: The Defense Health Program and Tricare Management Activity What Next for the Defense Agencies? For further information, contact: Gregory Wise of OSD(PA&E), (703) 692-8046 E-mail: Gregory.Wise@osd.pentagon.mil or Stan Horowitz of IDA, (703) 845-2450 E-mail: SHorowit@ida.org or Molly Whipple of IDA, (703) 845-2421 E-mail: MWhipple@ida.org Disclaimer Notice