We've also helped the school district improve its internal staff's ability to perform this function in the future. The services we provide to D.C. schools are similar to the services we provide to the Department of Defense as their agent for its schools. In each case we've facilitated the interaction between the school district and the private sector service provider. Yes, the Corps uses its federal employees to support other government agencies. The Administration provides the Corps specific work allocations for this purpose.
All work is reimbursed by the other agency in full.
The D.C. Public Schools are very pleased with our services. Best of all, we are providing a safe, clean environment conducive to learning. Taxpayers should be pleased because they are getting solid results without burdensome bureaucracy. As for the Corps, we are very proud of our contribution to this success story. Our provision of assistance to other governmental- bodies through our SFO efforts has little or nothing to do with the capability of the private sector.