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082			_aPamphlet HD 3861 .U6 .S34 /2009/ + /PDF/(467KB)
100			_aSchwartz, Moshe.
110			_aCongressional Research Service (CRS).
245			_aDepartment of Defense contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan : background and analysis / Moshe Schwartz.
260			_aWashington, D.C. : Congressional Research Service (CRS), 2010.
300			_a[4], 25 p. : charts ; 30 cm.
500			_aCover title.
500			_a“Congressional Research Service”—at head of title.
500			_a“7-5700”.
500			_a“R40764”.
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
500			_aSummary: “The Department of Defense (DOD) increasingly relies upon contractors to support operation in Iraq and Afghanistan, which has resulted in a DOD workforce that has 19% more contractor personnel (207,600) than uniformed personal (175,000). Contractors make up 45% of DOD’s workforce in Iraq and Afghanistan. The critical role contractors play in supporting such military operations and the billions of dollars spent by DOD on these services requires operational forces to effectively manage contractors during contingency operations. Lack of sufficient contract management can delay or even prevent troops from receiving needed support and can also result in wasteful spending. Some analysts believe that poor contract management has also played a role in abuses and crimes committed by certain contractors against local nationals, which may have undermined U.S. counterinsurgency efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan”—(p. summary).
546			_aEnglish
650			_aContracting out – United States.
650			_aContracting out – United States – Government policy.
650			_aPostwar reconstruction – Iraq.
650			_aPostwar reconstruction – Afghanistan.
650			_aPrivate security services – Afghanistan.
650			_aPrivate security services – Iraq.
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