It is standard practice for the government to procure contractor support services to fulfill system safety
requirements. Adequate program evaluation becomes essential.
Refer to this manual:
FAA System Safety Handbook, Chapter 6: System Safety Guidelines for Contracting, December 30, 2000
Section 6.4 Managing Contractor System Safety (Contract Oversight) page 6-24
Describe the merits of government oversight as opposed to insight in a system safety evaluation. Which do you
think is better and why?