Deploying Federal Civilians to the Battlefield:Incentives, Benefits, and Medical Care
Report of the House Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation. April 2008.
"Our government has asked many federal civilian volunteers to serve in Iraq or
Afghanistan. With the current plans to develop corps of more readily deployable active and reserve civilians, agencies will need a substantial number of personnel for future stability and reconstruction missions, including those in a non-permissive security environment. The committee sought to understand how well the government fulfills its obligation to support and adequately compensate those who are asked to take these assignments. Are support and compensation commensurate with the risks these personnel face in combat zones?"