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Government Oversight of Private Security Contractors in Afghanistan and Iraq
October 8, 2010
Quicklinks: POGO Files | Related Resources | Press Clips
The Department of State and U.S. military are becoming more dependent on private contractors to provide security for their personnel, facilities, and equipment in combat zones. This is a troubling development that has undermined the U.S. mission in Iraq and Afghanistan..
POGO Files
Weak Oversight of Security Contracting Undermining U.S. Efforts in War Zones
October 8, 2010
Security Planning and Management in Combat Zones Should Not Be Left To Contractors
June 18, 2010
POGO Releases Previously Unreleased State Department IG Audit: Shortcomings in State’s Oversight of Baghdad Embassy Security Force
March 26, 2010
September 17, 2009
Testimony of Danielle Brian before the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan
September 14, 2009
POGO Statement on ArmorGroup Whistleblower Lawsuit Filed Today: State Department Accountability Remains Key Management Issue
September 10, 2009
POGO Statement on Kabul Embassy Guard Firings
September 4, 2009
Retaliation: Whistleblower Allegedly Forced Out After Helping To Expose Guard Scandal At U.S. Embassy Kabul
September 3, 2009
POGO Letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton regarding U.S. Embassy in Kabul
September 1, 2009
Related Resources
Inquiry Into The Role And Oversight Of Private Security Contractors In Afghanistan
Committee On Armed Services, United States Senate
October 7, 2010
Letter For the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Civilians of NATO ISAF and US Forces-Afghanistan Regarding COMISAF's Counterinsurgency Culture
David H. Petraeus, General, United States Army Commander, International Security Assistance Force, United States Forces-Afghanistan
August 1, 2010
Warlord, Inc.; Extortion and Corruption Along the U.S. Supply Chain in Afghanistan
Report of the Majority Staff, Representative John F. Tierney, Chair, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs; Committee On Oversight and Government Reform; U.S. House of Representatives
June 1, 2010
Senators McCaskill, Collins, and Bennett's letter to Department of State regarding the allegations of whistleblower retaliation
September 16, 2009
Press Office of Senator Claire McCaskill
September 15, 2009
Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan
September 14, 2009
Press Office of Senator Claire McCaskill
September 14, 2009
C-Span Video: Commission on Wartime Contracting Hearing on State Dept. Hiring Practices
C-Span (follow the video links to watch the 3 sessions of witnesses)
September 14, 2009
U.S. Department of State Response to POGO's September 1, 2009 letter regarding the U.S. Embassy in Kabul
U.S. Department of State
September 8, 2009
Wartime Contracting to probe State Department oversight and contractor-employee conduct
Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan
September 4, 2009
U.S. Embassy Statement on Local Guard Force
United States Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan
September 4, 2009
State Department Daily Press Briefing Transcript
State Department Press Secretary Ian Kelly
September 2, 2009
State Department Daily Press Briefing Video
State Department Press Secretary Ian Kelly
September 2, 2009
State Department Daily Press Briefing Transcript
State Department with Ian Kelly, Department Spokesman
September 1, 2009
Senator Claire McCaskill's letter to Dept. of State, Under Secretary for Management, Patrick Kennedy regarding the contractor employees performing guard security at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan
U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
September 1, 2009
State Department Daily Press Briefing Video
State Department with Ian Kelly, Department Spokesman
September 1, 2009
The Public Cost of Private Security in Afghanistan (Briefing Paper)
Jake Sherman and Victoria DiDomenico, Center On International Cooperation, New York University
September 1, 2009
Audit of USAID/Iraq's Community Stabilization Program
Office of the Inspector General, Audit Report #E-267-08-001-P, United States Agency International Development (USAID)
March 18, 2008
Press Clips
Surprise! Another War-Zone Embassy Poorly Guarded by Contractors, By Spencer Ackerman, The Washington Independent, March 26, 2010
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