BACKGROUND: This report updates DoD contractor personnel numbers and outlines DoD efforts to improve management of contractors accompanying U.S. forces. It covers DoD contractor personnel deployed in Afghanistan (Operation Freedom’s Sentinel), Iraq (Operation Inherent Resolve), and the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR). KEY POINTS: In 4th quarter FY 2016, USCENTCOM reported approximately […]
The retreat of American forces from Iraq in 2011 and relative security stability in following years have questioned again the status and role of foreign private security companies in the new context. Both Iraqi Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Interior have conducted a massive recruiting policy, as per 2014 the total number of employees […]
KBR has urged the D.C. Circuit not to revive False Claims Act allegations over a military supply contract, arguing in a Thursday brief that the alleged low staffing levels have nothing to do with the government paying the contract. In Thursday’s brief, KBR Inc., KBR Services and Halliburton all argued that the lower court entirely […]
How Many Military Missions Does The US Now Carry Out In Africa Every Year? The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), established in 2008 after officially separating from the European Command, has responsibility for all operations, exercises, and military-to-military trainings conducted on the African sub-continent. The U.S. Defense Department maintains six such geographic combatant commands globally.
About 200 U.S. military advisers are embedded with the Iraqi forces advancing toward Mosul, the Pentagon said Monday. The advisers are paired with the Iraqi units that they trained with in preparation for the assault on Mosul, a city of an estimated 1 million Iraqis that the Islamic State group has controlled since summer 2014.