Good Background on the Big Picture
James Jay Carafano, an expert at the Heritage Foundation and West Point graduate, has written an interesting backgrounder article called Contracting in Combat: Advice for the Commission on Wartime Contracting. Read more
How many, who are they, what do they do?
The Congressional Research Service released a report in late December 2008 called Training the Military to Manage Contractors During Expeditionary Operations: Overview and Options for Congress (Adobe Reader required). The report offered several interesting facts about the number and make up of contractors in Iraq. Read more
What will the Obama Administration do with Contractors?
There has been growing speculation about what the Obama Administration’s groupthink would be about private military contractors. Hillary Clinton, the Secretary of State designate, pledged during the campaign to ban contractors. Read more
