I posted some of this stuff about the CBO awhile back, and I wanted to bring it up again because Serviam did an outstanding job of sifting through this thing. To me, this is the other reality that the new administration will be facing. The poor economy right now will certainly dictate our choices in defense procurement.
We are cost effective, and in this ‘long war’, any and all ways to save money do so will weigh heavy on the minds of the decision makers. I also find it disturbing that Congressman Henry Waxman and his committee was so faulty in their findings. Perhaps they need be investigated? I am all about accountability, but I also want that investigation to be unbiased and honest.(right….-LOL) –Head Jundi
Congressional Study: Private Security Contractors Are More Economical
From the September/October 2008 issue of Serviam.
By Serviam staff
A new study by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) finds that private security contractors in Iraq are indeed a quality, cost-effective alternative to uniformed military personnel.
The CBO study, released in August, supports contentions by the private security contractor (PSC) industry that the taxpayer receives better value when the government contracts private security companies to protect diplomats and VIPs in Iraq.
The CBO is a nonpartisan office of Congress that studies budgetary matters. The report, titled “Contractors’ Support for U.S. Operations in Iraq,” was authored by CBO National Security Division analysts Daniel Frisk and R. Derek Trunkey.
Critics have long urged that uniformed military troops perform mundane security functions like static defense of embassies and other diplomatic outposts and personal security details to protect diplomats, aid workers, intelligence officers, and visiting lawmakers and staff from Washington.