BACKGROUND: This report provides Department of Defense (DoD) contractor personnelnumbers for 3rd quarter Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) and the current status of efforts underway toimprove management of contractors accompanying United States (U.S.) Forces. It includes data onDoD contractor personnel deployed in Iraq and Syria, Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) and theU.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of […]
During the Iraq war, private defense contractors providing security and support outnumbered troops on the ground at points. Contractors can enhance US military capacity but also entail risks. US experience with private security contractors holds several key lessons. Over 20 years after the war began, the Iraq war might best be remembered as America’s most […]
Private military contractors are private companies that provide the same services as a private military, but instead of being employed by a government or state, they work for private organizations. The private organization hires them to protect their employees and assets while providing security in high-risk areas. They can be hired by anyone from an […]
The restructuring and downsizing of offices and personnel within the Defense Department weakened key US oversight functions of PMSCs contracts with the Department. The Defense Department should re-appoint a senior official to oversee policy guidance, coordination within the Defense Department and other US Government agencies, and full implementation of legal and regulatory requirements regarding PMSC […]
Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced the authorization of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance valued at up to $550 million to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs. This authorization is the Biden Administration's seventeenth drawdown of equipment from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021.