DOD Contractor Census, 1st quarter Fiscal Year 2023 | Iraq & Syria
(POC) — BACKGROUND: This report provides Department of Defense (DoD) contractor personnel numbers for 1st quarter of Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) and the current status of efforts underway to improve the management of contractors accompanying United States (U.S.) Forces. It includes data on DoD contractor personnel deployed in Iraq and Syria, Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), and the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR).
KEY POINTS: During 1st quarter of FY23, USCENTCOM reported approximately 19,874 contractor personnel supporting DoD in the USCENTCOM AOR, a decrease of approximately 1,656 from the previous quarter.
DoD Contractor Personnel in the USCENTCOM AOR
DoD Contractor Population Trends (FY13–FY23)*
OIR (Iraq and Syria) Summary
The distribution of contractors in Iraq and Syria by mission category are:
• Base Support 1,853 (28.7%)
• Construction 380 (5.9%)
• IT/Communications Support 238 (3.7%)
• Logistics/Maintenance 1,588 (24.6%)
• Management/Administrative 415 (6.4%)
• Medical/Dental/Social Services 66 (1.0%)
• Other 131 (2.0%)
• Security 772 (12.0%)
• Training 17 (0.3%)
• Translator/Interpreter 506 (7.9%)
• Transportation 483 (7.5%)
Total: 6,449
Contractor Posture: Approximately 6,449 DoD contractors directly supported DoD-funded contracts in Iraq and Syria. This is a decrease of 18.4% from 4th quarter FY22.
