Contractors Support Of U S Operations In Iraq

Author : Daniel Frisk
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781437908787

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Contractors¿ Support of U. S. Operations in Iraq by Daniel Frisk Pdf

Contractors play a substantial role in supporting the U.S.¿s current military, reconstruction, and diplomatic operations in Iraq. This report examines the use of contractors in the Iraq theater from 2003 through 2007. It provides an overview of the fed. gov¿t. costs of employing contractors in Iraq and in nearby countries, the type of products and services they provide, the number of personnel working on those contracts, comparisons of past and present use of contractors during U.S. military operations, and the use of contractors to provide security. Also investigates the command-and-control structure between the U.S. gov¿t. and contract employees, and the legal issues surrounding contractor personnel working in Iraq. Tables and graphs.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1050631230

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Contractors' Support of U.S. Operations in Iraq by Anonim Pdf

Contractors play a substantial role in supporting the United States' current military, reconstruction, and diplomatic operations in Iraq, accounting for a significant portion of the manpower and spending for those activities. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO), at the request of the Senate Committee on the Budget, has studied the use of contractors in the Iraq theater to support U.S. activities in Iraq. This paper, which covers the period from 2003 through 2007, provides an overview of the federal costs of employing contractors in Iraq and in nearby countries, the type of products and services they provide, the number of personnel working on those contracts, comparisons of past and present use of contractors during U.S. military operations, and the use of contractors to provide security. CBO also examined the command-and-control structure between the U.S. Government and contract employees and the legal issues surrounding contractor personnel in Iraq. For this study, the Congressional Budget Office considers the following countries to be part of the Iraq theater: Iraq, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. CBO found that in-theater contracts to support operations in Iraq were almost entirely performed in those countries, all of which are located within the U.S. Central Command's area of operations.

Author : Moshe Schwartz
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2010-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781437921700

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Department of Defense Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan by Moshe Schwartz Pdf

Contents: (1) Background; (2) Managing Contractors during Contingency Contracting; (3) Number and Roles of Contractors in CENTCOM, in Iraq, in Afghanistan; (4) Efforts to Improve Contractor Management and Oversight; (5) Contractors in DoD Strategy and Doctrines: (a) Can Contractors Undermine U.S. Efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan?; (b) DoD Strategy and Doctrine: The National Defense Strategy and Quadrennial Defense Review; Field Manual on Operations; Field Manual on Counterinsurgency; New Doctrine, DoD Instructions, and Other Efforts; (6) Selected Congressional Hearings and Legislation; (7) Contract Management, Oversight, and Coordination: Training Contractors and the Military in Contingency Contracting. Illus.

Author : Christopher Kinsey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135220167

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Private Contractors and the Reconstruction of Iraq by Christopher Kinsey Pdf

Private Contractors and the Reconstruction of Iraq examines the controversial role of military contractors in the reconstruction of Iraq. When 'Operation Iraqi Freedom' was launched in March 2003, few, if any, of the Coalition's political leaders could have envisaged that within a few months the number of private contractors engaged to keep the troops supplied would exceed their actual combat strength. This alternative 'army' was not only to become the largest assemblage of contractors in living memory to accompany a military force into a war zone, but was also responsible for a fundamental transformation of how military logistics were delivered. This book explains how and why the US and UK governments became so dependent upon military contractors during the war in Iraq. It also examines the ramifications this new dependency will have on future military operations, as the conflict in Iraq has shown that private contractors are now indispensable to the attainment of both the military and political objectives of war. Finally, the book discusses what advantages and disadvantages these companies have brought to the reconstruction of Iraq, and what lessons need to be learned from this experience. This book will be of great interest to students of military and strategic studies, Middle Eastern politics and international security, and as well as policymakers and military professionals. Christopher Kinsey is a lecturer in international security at King's College London, Defence Studies Department, at the Joint Services Command and Staff College, Shrivenham. His previous publications include Corporate Soldiers and International Security: The Rise of Private Military Companies (Routledge: 2006)

Author : Christopher Kinsey,Malcolm Hugh Patterson
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-07-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780804782937

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Contractors and War by Christopher Kinsey,Malcolm Hugh Patterson Pdf

The U.S. military is no longer based on a Cold War self-sufficient model. Today's armed forces are a third smaller than they were during the Cold War, and yet are expected to do as much if not more than they did during those years. As a result, a transformation is occurring in the way the U.S. government expects the military to conduct operations—with much of that transformation contingent on the use of contractors to deliver support to the armed forces during military campaigns and afterwards. Contractors and War explains the reasons behind this transformation and evaluates how the private sector will shape and be shaped by future operations. The authors are drawn from a range of policy, legislative, military, legal, and academic backgrounds. They lay out the philosophical arguments supporting the use of contractors in combat and stabilization operations and present a spectrum of arguments that support and criticize emergent private sector roles. The book provides fresh policy guidance to those who will research, direct, and carry out future deployments.

Author : Moshe Schwartz
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781437923667

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Department of Defense¿s Use of Private Security Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan by Moshe Schwartz Pdf

Contents: (1) Intro.; (2) Background: Services Provided by Private Security Contractors (PSC); Number and Profile of PSCs Working in Iraq and Afghanistan; Congressional Focus on PSCs; (3) Private Security Co. Working for the U.S. Gov¿t.: Why the U.S. Gov¿t. Uses PSCs; DoD PSCs; Iraq; Afghanistan; Can the Use of PSCs Undermine U.S. Efforts?; DoD Mgmt. and Oversight of PSCs; (4) Options for Congress: Define the Role that Private Security Contractors Can Play in Support of Mil. Operations in Unsecure Environments; Prohibit armed security contractors from being deployed in combat zones; Restrict armed security contractors to performing static security; Restrict armed security contractors to static security, with an exception for local nationals.

Author : Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan (U.S.)
Publisher : Us Independent Agencies and Commissions
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105050588875

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Transforming Wartime Contracting by Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan (U.S.) Pdf

Over the past decade, America's military and federal-civilian employees, as well as contractors, have performed vital and dangerous tasks in Iraq and Afghanistan. Contractors' support however, has been unnecessarily costly, and has been plagued by high levels of waste and fraud. The United States will not be able to conduct large or sustained contingency operations without heavy contractor support. Avoiding a repetition of the waste, fraud, and abuse seen in Iraq and Afghanistan requires either a great increase in agencies' ability to perform core tasks and to manage contracts effectively, or a disciplined reconsideration of plans and commitments that would require intense use of contractors. Failure by Congress and the Executive Branch to heed a decade's lessons on contingency contracting from Iraq and Afghanistan will not avert new contingencies. It will only ensure that additional billions of dollars of waste will occur and that U.S. objectives and standing in the world will suffer. Worse still, lives will be lost because of waste and mismanagement.

Author : Valerie Bailey Grasso
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2010-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781437934090

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Defense Logistical Support Contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan by Valerie Bailey Grasso Pdf

This report examines DoD logistical support contracts for troop support services in Iraq and Afghanistan administered through the U.S. Army¿s Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP), as well as legislative initiatives which may impact the oversight and management of logistical support contracts for the delivery of troop support services. LOGCAP is an initiative designed to manage the use of civilian contractors that perform services during times of war and other military mobilizations. Contents: (1) Intro.; (2) Major Developments: AF Contract, and Logistics Civil Augmentation Program; (3) Background: Awarding of Defense Contracts; (4) Potential Oversight Issues: Contract Oversight and Admin.; Use of Overhead Fees; Gansler Comm.

Author : Moshe Schwartz
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1490476903

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Department of Defense Contractors in Afghanistan and Iraq: Background and Analysis by Moshe Schwartz Pdf

The critical role contractors play in supporting military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq necessitates that the Department of Defense (DOD) 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 played a role in permitting abuses and crimes committed by certain contractors against local nationals, which may have undermined U.S. counterinsurgency efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Author : John P. Hutton
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 15 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781437914757

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Contingency Contracting: DoD, State, and USAID are Taking Actions to Track Contracts and Contractor Personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan by John P. Hutton Pdf

The DoD, State and the U.S. Agency for Internat. Dev¿t. (USAID) have relied extensively on contractors to support troops and civilian personnel and carry out reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. To help increase contractor oversight, DoD, State, and USAID signed a memorandum of understanding on contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan that identified a database to track info. on contractor personnel and contracts performed in the two countries. The agencies designated the Synchronized Pre-Deployment and Operational Tracker database (SPOT) as their system for tracking the required info. This testimony addresses how contractor personnel and contract info. can aid agencies in managing contracts and the status of SPOT¿s implementation.

Author : Jennifer K. Elsea
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781437927061

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Private Security Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan by Jennifer K. Elsea Pdf

The use of private security contractors (PSCs) to protect personnel and property in Iraq and Afghanistan has been a subject of debate. While PSCs are viewed as being vital to U.S. efforts in the region, many are concerned about transparency, accountability, and legal issues raised by the use of armed civilians to perform security tasks formerly performed by the mil. Contents of this report: Legal Status and Authorities: (a) Internat. Law: Can Contractors be Combatants?; Are They Mercenaries?; (b) Iraqi Law, and Afghan Law, and Status of U.S. Forces; (c) U.S. Law; ¿Inherently Gov¿t. Functions¿ and Other Restrictions on Gov¿t. Contracts; Prosecution of Contractor Personnel in U.S. Fed. or Mil. Courts; Uniform Code of Mil. Justice.

Author : Sarah K. Cotton
Publisher : RAND Corporation
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0833049828

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Hired Guns by Sarah K. Cotton Pdf

"The use of armed private security contractors (PSCs) in the Iraq war has been unprecedented. Not only government agencies but also journalists, reconstruction contractors, and nongovernmental organizations frequently view them as a logical choice to fill their security needs, yet there have been a number of reports of PSCs committing serious, and sometimes fatal, abuses of power in Iraq. This study uses a systematic, empirically based survey of opinions of U.S. military and State Department personnel on the ground in Iraq to shed light on the following questions: To what extent are armed PSCs perceived to be imposing costs on the U.S. military effort? If so, are those costs tempered by positive contributions? How has the use of PSCs affected U.S. military operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom? While the military personnel did report some incidents of unnecessarily threatening, arrogant, or belligerent contractor behavior, the survey results indicate that neither the U.S. military nor State Department personnel appear to perceive PSCs to be "running wild" in Iraq. Moreover, respondents tended to consider PSCs a force multiplier rather than an additional strain on military troops, but both military and State Department respondents held mixed views regarding the contribution of armed contractors to U.S. foreign policy objectives."--P. [4] of cover.

Author : Michael J. Thibault
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781437985023

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At What Cost? by Michael J. Thibault Pdf

In 2008 Congress established the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan (CWC) in response to increasing indications of widespread waste, fraud, and abuse in gov¿t. contracting. The CWC is charged with evaluating and reporting on America¿s wartime contracting for logistics, reconstruction, and security. This Interim Report describes the CWCs work to June 2009, which includes hundreds of meetings and briefings, analysis of existing reports and audits, hearings on Capitol Hill, and factfinding trips to the theaters of operation. This Report highlights some timesensitive issues, especially given the challenges of the drawdown in Iraq and the buildup in Afghanistan. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand report.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : MINN:31951D03577229V

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The Final Report of the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support Pdf

Author : William M. Solis
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2008-11
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781437900170

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Military Operations by William M. Solis Pdf

The DoD relies extensively on contractors to support deployed forces for services that range from food and housing services to intelligence analysis. Since 1997, there have been reports on DoD¿s shortcomings in managing and overseeing its use of contractor support. Part of the difficulty attributed to these shortcomings is that no one person or entity made the decision to send 129,000 contractors to Iraq. Rather, numerous DoD activities were involved, thus adding to the complexity of the problems. This testimony focuses on the problems that DoD has faced, & future challenges, in managing & overseeing its contractor support to deployed forces. Charts & tables.