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This is a Report from the Congressional Research Service
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The Department of Defense (DOD) increasingly relies upon contractors to support operations inIraq and Afghanistan, which has resulted in a DOD workforce in those countries comprisinapproximately an equal number of contractors (200,000) as uniformed
personnel (194,000). Thecritical role contractors play in supporting such military operations and the billions of dollarsspent by DOD on these services requires operational forces to effectively manage contractorsduring contingency operations. Lack of sufficient contract management can delay or even preventtroops from receiving needed support and can also result in wasteful spending. Some analysts believe that poor contract management has also played a role in abuses and crimes committed by
certain contractors against local nationals, which likely has undermined U.S. counterinsurgencyefforts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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