Feral Jundi

   Boy, if these guys wanted to do something really smart, they would publish this stuff on Scribd.  Then guys like me could put the report up on the blog and folks can quickly scan through it here.  Or make your graphics into JPEGs or something. Help me, to help you get the word out is all.

   So with this report, there was really no surprises.  Increases of contractors in Afghanistan, and a slight decrease in contractors in Iraq. That and we are still at a quarter million strong overseas, and that is pretty impressive given all the talk about trying to get rid of us.(not to mention the contractors with other agencies/departments) It looks to me like we are still pretty important to the war effort, regardless of whatever party in control at the White House.

    One thing to point out is this number does not include contractors working for other agencies. That number is probably pretty big as well.  Now if they can only keep track of how many of us have died or have been wounded in the war. Because as it stands, that effort has been pathetic and entirely disrespectful to the those that gave all.

     Also, check out the rest of the publication by following the links below if you want.  They mention the typical stuff they have promised to do year after year, when it comes to regulating contractors. Talk is cheap, and I sometimes wonder if government purposely wants to do a poor job or purposely chooses not to do the very things they keep saying they need to do? You have plenty of reports, plenty of studies, plenty of expert testimony and recommendations as to what needs to happen.  Now do it and quit talking about it. Pffffft. –Matt

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Contractor Support of U.S. Operations in USCENTCOM AOR, Iraq, and Afghanistan-as of May 2010

This update reports DoD contractor personnel numbers in theater and outlines DoD efforts to improve management of contractors accompanying U.S. forces.  It covers DoD contractor personnel deployed in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR).

–Ending 2nd quarter FY 2010, USCENTCOM reported approximately 250,335 contractor personnel working for the DoD in the USCENTCOM AOR.

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