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S 3617 112th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Defense Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Military procurement, research, weapons development Public contracts and procurement

A bill to ensure sufficient sizing of the civilian and contract services workforces of the Department of Defense.

Introduced: September 21, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Sep 21, 2012
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Instructs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to ensure that the civilian and contract services workforces of DOD are sufficiently sized, taking into account military strategy requirements and military end-strength.

Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to submit a report that assesses the sufficiency of the sizing of the DOD civilian and contract services workforces. Requires such report to assess whether such sizing is consistent with federal workforce management and sourcing laws.

What's happening now September 21, 2012

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Bill text 1 version

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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Sep 21, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3617: A bill to ensure sufficient sizing of the civilian and contract services workforces of the Department of Defense.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3617/
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"S. 3617: A bill to ensure sufficient sizing of the civilian and contract services workforces of the Department of Defense.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3617/.
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