Department of Defense Fuel Spending, Supply, Acquisition, and Policy.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Defense contracts.

Armed Forces--Appropriations and expenditures.

Armed Forces.

Fuel.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (24 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Summarizes DOD annual fuel purchases from 1997-2007, its spending on fuel, and portion of DOD budget authority for operations and maintenance represented by spending. Compares prices that DOD pays to commercially equivalent fuel, compares quantities of DOD fuel purchases to net production of U.S. refined petroleum products, and reviews refineries producing jet fuel and producers supplying DOD jet fuel. Discusses Defense Energy Support Center procurement practices within context of the Federal acquisition regulation, limitations imposed, and recent legislation affecting fuel procurement. Outlines policy considerations and includes tables and graphs.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Department of Defense Fuel Spending, Supply, Acquisition, and Policy

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