Historians: Information on Historian Programs in the Department of Defense

摘要

The report presents information on the employment levels and costs for civilian and military historians and the various ways service components utilize historian products from fiscal years 1983 through 1987. The review focuses on persons who gather, analyze, and write historical documents. In fiscal year 1986, DOD employed 371 civilians and 25 military personnel in its historian program at an estimated cost of $27,128,000. Appendix I summarizes the number of historians and identifies salary and support costs by year and by DOD component. Detailed information on the various components, a brief description of their respective missions, and the uses made of their products are also included.