Performance assessment reports: why they matter, how they’re used

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Performance assessment reports: why they matter, how they’re used

Michael Roark, assistant Defense Inspector General for contractor management, talks Performance Assessment Reports, why they matter, and how they're used.

Tom Temin@tteminWFED

March 28, 2016 6:23 pm

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It takes real effort to assess and write up contractor performance, and a poor or incomplete Performance Assessment Report doesn’t do anyone much good. The Defense Inspector General took a look at 48 such reports prepared by the Air Force, and it found some weaknesses. Michael Roark is assistant Defense IG for contractor management. He told Pentagon Solutions why Performance Assessment Reports are important and how they’re being used.

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