US doles out billions to mercenaries in Iraq
US doles out billions to mercenaries in Iraq
Private security firms stand to earn at least $3 billion guarding diplomats in Iraq.
In September, the State Department announced a list of eight security companies that will be allowed to bid on a range of "task orders" for security jobs around the world.
Triple Canopy is in line to make $1.53 billion protecting State Department personnel at work, at home and when they travel, while SOC has a deal for $973 million to guard the Baghdad embassy itself. The British firm Global Strategies Group has been hired to protect diplomats at the consulate general in the southern city of Basra for $401 million. AllGov
FACTS & FIGURES
Last August, the Congressional Research Service reported that the Department of Defense (DoD) workforce has 19% more contractors (207,600) than uniformed personnel (175,000) in Iraq and Afghanistan, making the wars in these two countries the most outsourced and privatized in U.S. history. The U.S. Central Command has put the number significantly lower. Word Press
In the 1st quarter FY 2011, the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) reported approximately 176,161 contractor personnel working for the Department of Defense. Word Press
The number of contractors outside of Iraq and Afghanistan make up less than 2% of the total contractor population. Word Press
During the first four years of the war-the most recent available estimate-the U.S. spent as much as $10 billion on private security contractors, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Word Press
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