Contractor's support of U.S. operations in Iraq
Contributors: Trunkey, R. Derek, 1966-; United States. Congressional Budget Office.
Series: A CBO paper; CBO papers
Publisher: Congress of the United States, Congressional Budget Office
Published: 2008
Place of publication: [Washington, DC]
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Number of pages: 28
Subjects: Contractors -- Government policy -- United States.; Contractors -- Iraq -- Costs.; Contractors -- United States -- Costs.; Contractors -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.; Defense contracts -- United States -- Costs.; Defense contracts -- Iraq -- Costs.; Diplomatic and consular service, American -- Iraq.; Diplomatic and consular service, American -- Appropriations and expenditures.; Iraq War, 2003- -- Costs.; Iraq War, 2003- -- Economic aspects.; Postwar reconstruction -- Iraq.
Description: "Contractors play a substantial role in supporting the United States' current military, reconstruction, and diplomatic operations in Iraq. That support has raised questions regarding the costs, quantities, functions, and legal status of contractor personnel working in the Iraq theater. This Congressional Budget Office (CBO) paper, which was prepared at the request of the Senate Committee on the Budget, examines the use of contractors in the Iraq theater from 2003 through 2007. It provides an overview of the federal government's costs of employing contractors in Iraq and in nearby countries, the type of products and services they provide, the number of personnel working on those contracts, comparisons of past and present use of contractors during U.S. military operations, and the use of contractors to provide security. CBO also investigated the command-and-control structure between the U.S. government and contract employees and the legal issues surrounding contractor personnel working in Iraq."--Preface.