Department of Defense's Use of Private Security Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan : Background, Analysis, and Options for Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Executive-legislative relations.

Counterinsurgency.

Afghanistan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (18 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines current trends in DOD use of private security contractors (PSCs) in Iraq and Afghanistan, DOD measures to improve oversight and management, and extent to which DOD has incorporated the role of security contractors into its doctrine and strategy. Reviews Congressional efforts to exercise oversight over the use of PSCs, and includes options for Congress. Includes tables and graphs.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Department of Defense's Use of Private Security Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan

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