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Public economics --- United States --- Contracting out --- Externalisation --- Impartition --- Outsourcing --- Uitbesteding --- Privatization --- Public contracts --- Government contractors --- Public contracts - United States. --- Contracting out - United States. --- Government contractors - United States. --- United States of America

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The use of armed private security contractors (PSCs) in the Iraq war has been unprecedented. Not only government agencies but also journalists, reconstruction contractors, and nongovernmental organizations frequently view them as a logical choice to fill their security needs, yet there have been a number of reports of PSCs committing serious, and sometimes fatal, abuses of power in Iraq. This study uses a systematic, empirically based survey of opinions of U.S. military and State Department personnel on the ground in Iraq to shed light on the following questions: To what extent are armed PSCs perceived to be imposing costs on the U.S. military effort? If so, are those costs tempered by positive contributions? How has the use of PSCs affected U.S. military operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom? While the military personnel did report some incidents of unnecessarily threatening, arrogant, or belligerent contractor behavior, the survey results indicate that neither the U.S. military nor State Department personnel appear to perceive PSCs to be "running wild" in Iraq. Moreover, respondents tended to consider PSCs a force multiplier rather than an additional strain on military troops, but both military and State Department respondents held mixed views regarding the contribution of armed contractors to U.S. foreign policy objectives.

Contracting out -- Iraq -- Evaluation. --- Contracting out -- United States -- Evaluation. --- Government contractors -- Iraq -- Evaluation. --- Government contractors -- United States -- Evaluation. --- Postwar reconstruction -- Iraq -- Evaluation. --- Private military companies -- Iraq -- Evaluation. --- Private security services -- Iraq -- Evaluation. --- Postwar reconstruction --- Private military companies --- Private security services --- Government contractors --- Contracting out --- Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East --- Middle East --- History & Archaeology --- Evaluation --- Evaluation. --- Contract services --- Contracting for services --- Outsourcing --- Services, Contracting for --- Public contractors --- Private security companies --- Private security industry --- Protection services, Private --- Security companies, Private --- Security industry, Private --- Security services, Private --- Military companies, Private --- Military contractors, Private --- Military service providers --- PMCs (Private military companies) --- Private military contractors --- Post-conflict reconstruction --- Reconstruction, Postwar --- Letting of contracts --- Privatization --- Public contracts --- Contractors --- Crime prevention --- Security systems --- Police, Private --- Security consultants --- Defense contracts --- Mercenary troops