Military contractors : legal status, oversight, and security /
Military contractors : legal status, oversight, and security /
Richard M. Quigly, editor.
- New York : Nova Science Publishers, ©2009.
- 1 online resource (viii, 153 pages) : illustrations (some color)
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Includes previously published Congressional documents.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
MILITARY CONTRACTORS:LEGAL STATUS, OVERSIGHTAND SECURITY; MILITARY CONTRACTORS:LEGAL STATUS, OVERSIGHTAND SECURITY; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CONTRACTORS'SUPPORT OFU. S. OPERATIONS IN IRAQ; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY; COSTS, FUNCTIONS, AND NUMBERS OF CONTRACTORPERSONNEL IN THE IRAQ THEATER; The U.S. Government's Obligations for ContractsPrincipally Performed in the Iraq Theater; Products and Services Provided by Contractors in the Iraq Theater; Counting and Tracking Contractor Personnel in the Iraq Theater; COMPARING PAST AND PRESENT USE OF CONTRACTORSDURING MILITARY OPERATIONS. PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTORSCosts for Private Security Contractors and Subcontractors; Costs for PSC Personnel Compared with a Military Alternative; Number of PSC Personnel in Iraq; PSC Personnel Who Are Armed; LEGAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH CONTRACTORPERSONNEL SUPPORTING U.S. OPERATIONS; Restrictions on the Use and Armingof Contractor Personnel; Military Authority over Contractor Personnel; Legal Status of Contractor Personnel; REFERENCES; PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTORS IN IRAQ:BACKGROUND, LEGAL STATUS, AND OTHER ISSUES*; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; BACKGROUND. State Department and DOD Private Security Contracts[22]Sources of Controversy; LEGAL STATUS AND AUTHORITIES; International Law; IRAQI LAW (INCLUDING COALITIONPROVISIONAL AUTHORITY ORDERS); U.S. Law; ISSUES FOR CONGRESS; Need for and Suitability of Private Contractors[119]; Oversight and Control/Coordination Issues; Cost Issues; Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy; SELECTED LEGISLATION; S. 674 (Obama) -- Transparency and Accountabilityin Military and Security Contracting Act of 2007; S. 1547 (Levin) -- National Defense Authorization Act for FY2008. H.R. 369 (Price) -- Transparency and Accountabilityin Military and Security Contracting Act of 2007H.R. 528 (Lynch) -- Iraq Contracting Fraud Review Act of 2007; H.R. 663 (Blumenauer) -- New Direction for Iraq Act of 2007; H.R. 897 (Schakowsky) -- Iraq and AfghanistanContractor Sunshine Act; H.R. 1581 (Lantos) -- Iraq Reconstruction Improvement Act of 2007; H.R. 1585 (Skelton) -- National Defense Authorization Act for FY2008; H.R. 2740 (Price) -- MEJA Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007; H. Res. 97 (Murphy, Patrick) -- Providing for OperationIraqi Freedom Cost Accountability; REFERENCES. REBUILDING IRAQ: DOD AND STATE DEPARTMENTHAVE IMPROVED OVERSIGHT AND COORDINATIONOF PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTORS IN IRAQ, BUT FURTHER ACTIONS ARE NEEDED TOSUSTAIN IMPROVEMENTS*ABBREVIATIONS; RESULTS IN BRIEF; BACKGROUND; DOD AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT HAVE INCREASED OVERSIGHTEFFORTS REGARDING PSCS, BUT STAFFING AND TRAININGCHALLENGES REMAIN FOR DOD; Multi-National Force-Iraq Has established anOffice to Provide Oversight over DOD PSCs in Iraq; DOD Has Consolidated and Strengthened Its PSC Oversight Guidanceby Requiring Further Incident Investigation.
9781614703105 (electronic bk.) 1614703108 (electronic bk.)
2003-2011
Defense contracts--United States.
Government contractors--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.
Contracting out--United States.
Iraq War, 2003-2011--Law and legislation.
Private security services--Law and legislation--Iraq.
Contrats de la défense--États-Unis.
Impartition--États-Unis.
LAW--Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Armed Forces--Procurement.
Contracting out.
Defense contracts.
Government contractors--Legal status, laws, etc.
Legislation.
Private security services--Law and legislation.
United States--Armed Forces--Procurement.
Iraq.
United States.
Electronic books.
KF855 / .M55 2009eb
346.7302/3
Includes previously published Congressional documents.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
MILITARY CONTRACTORS:LEGAL STATUS, OVERSIGHTAND SECURITY; MILITARY CONTRACTORS:LEGAL STATUS, OVERSIGHTAND SECURITY; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CONTRACTORS'SUPPORT OFU. S. OPERATIONS IN IRAQ; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY; COSTS, FUNCTIONS, AND NUMBERS OF CONTRACTORPERSONNEL IN THE IRAQ THEATER; The U.S. Government's Obligations for ContractsPrincipally Performed in the Iraq Theater; Products and Services Provided by Contractors in the Iraq Theater; Counting and Tracking Contractor Personnel in the Iraq Theater; COMPARING PAST AND PRESENT USE OF CONTRACTORSDURING MILITARY OPERATIONS. PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTORSCosts for Private Security Contractors and Subcontractors; Costs for PSC Personnel Compared with a Military Alternative; Number of PSC Personnel in Iraq; PSC Personnel Who Are Armed; LEGAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH CONTRACTORPERSONNEL SUPPORTING U.S. OPERATIONS; Restrictions on the Use and Armingof Contractor Personnel; Military Authority over Contractor Personnel; Legal Status of Contractor Personnel; REFERENCES; PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTORS IN IRAQ:BACKGROUND, LEGAL STATUS, AND OTHER ISSUES*; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; BACKGROUND. State Department and DOD Private Security Contracts[22]Sources of Controversy; LEGAL STATUS AND AUTHORITIES; International Law; IRAQI LAW (INCLUDING COALITIONPROVISIONAL AUTHORITY ORDERS); U.S. Law; ISSUES FOR CONGRESS; Need for and Suitability of Private Contractors[119]; Oversight and Control/Coordination Issues; Cost Issues; Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy; SELECTED LEGISLATION; S. 674 (Obama) -- Transparency and Accountabilityin Military and Security Contracting Act of 2007; S. 1547 (Levin) -- National Defense Authorization Act for FY2008. H.R. 369 (Price) -- Transparency and Accountabilityin Military and Security Contracting Act of 2007H.R. 528 (Lynch) -- Iraq Contracting Fraud Review Act of 2007; H.R. 663 (Blumenauer) -- New Direction for Iraq Act of 2007; H.R. 897 (Schakowsky) -- Iraq and AfghanistanContractor Sunshine Act; H.R. 1581 (Lantos) -- Iraq Reconstruction Improvement Act of 2007; H.R. 1585 (Skelton) -- National Defense Authorization Act for FY2008; H.R. 2740 (Price) -- MEJA Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007; H. Res. 97 (Murphy, Patrick) -- Providing for OperationIraqi Freedom Cost Accountability; REFERENCES. REBUILDING IRAQ: DOD AND STATE DEPARTMENTHAVE IMPROVED OVERSIGHT AND COORDINATIONOF PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTORS IN IRAQ, BUT FURTHER ACTIONS ARE NEEDED TOSUSTAIN IMPROVEMENTS*ABBREVIATIONS; RESULTS IN BRIEF; BACKGROUND; DOD AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT HAVE INCREASED OVERSIGHTEFFORTS REGARDING PSCS, BUT STAFFING AND TRAININGCHALLENGES REMAIN FOR DOD; Multi-National Force-Iraq Has established anOffice to Provide Oversight over DOD PSCs in Iraq; DOD Has Consolidated and Strengthened Its PSC Oversight Guidanceby Requiring Further Incident Investigation.
9781614703105 (electronic bk.) 1614703108 (electronic bk.)
2003-2011
Defense contracts--United States.
Government contractors--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.
Contracting out--United States.
Iraq War, 2003-2011--Law and legislation.
Private security services--Law and legislation--Iraq.
Contrats de la défense--États-Unis.
Impartition--États-Unis.
LAW--Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Armed Forces--Procurement.
Contracting out.
Defense contracts.
Government contractors--Legal status, laws, etc.
Legislation.
Private security services--Law and legislation.
United States--Armed Forces--Procurement.
Iraq.
United States.
Electronic books.
KF855 / .M55 2009eb
346.7302/3