Public Administration ETDs

Publication Date

Spring 4-15-2021

Abstract

This study will research growth in the cost of support personnel in a government organization. It will provide a comprehensive, six-year comparison of costs from Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 to 2020. Furthermore, the study will analyze trends, and provide recommendations for best practices and optimum resource allocation.

Significant management concern has arisen due to the recent trend in rising indirect labor costs. A comparison of indirect and overhead to direct labor costs details a growth trend illustrating the uneven development and inefficiencies in the distribution of labor cost in the directorate.

The cost of labor is rising faster than the allocated funding appropriations, and the primary source of this increased cost is indirect, and overhead costs. The ever-increasing ratio of indirect to overhead labor costs can ultimately decrease the directorate's purchasing power in Science and Technology (S&T).

Degree Name

Public Administration

Level of Degree

Masters

Department Name

School of Public Administration

First Committee Member (Chair)

Nicholas Edwardson

Second Committee Member

Young Joo Park

Third Committee Member

Shuyang Peng

Language

English

Keywords

DISTRIBUTION TRENDS, LABOR COSTS, GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION

Document Type

Thesis

Comments

The research in this publication does not represent or reflect the views of the United States Air Force or Air Force Research Lab.

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