Government Flight Representative
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A Government Flight Representative (GFR) is a US Military Officer or similarly qualified US Government Civilian with the responsibility for aircraft operations conducted by commercial contractors using Department of Defense (DoD) aircraft.
GFR authority derives from two Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) contract clauses known as the Ground and Flight Risk Clause and the Flight Risk Clause. Any DoD contract involving the production, modification, maintenance, repair, or overhaul of aircraft must contain one of these two clauses which requires the US Government to assign a GFR to oversee the contractor's operations. These two clauses serve to both indemnify the contractor (reducing program expenses) and also to help protect the assets.