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National Defense December 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	For Contractors in War Zones, Business Will Keep Growing The constant sniping in Washington about military contractors ignores the inescapable conclusion that the privatization of government functions not only is here to stay, but is going to get bigger.
National Defense January 2008 Alan L. Gropman	Government Needs to Reexamine Rules for Battlefield Contractors The contractor headcount in Iraq nearly matches U.S. troop strength, which raises questions of whether the private sector's role in combat operations has outpaced regulatory, doctrinal and management practices.
Parameters Autumn 2008 Mark Cancian	Contractors: The New Element of Military Force Structure The purpose of this article is to examine what battlefield contractors do, consider how we got to the situation we are in today, and provide force planners with some useful insight regarding the future.
National Defense June 2010 Sandra I. Erwin	Battle Royale Brewing Between Government Contractors, Auditors The U.S. government is launching new crackdowns on federal contractors at a time when the Defense Department and other agencies depend more than ever on private-sector help.
National Defense September 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Military to Expand Outsourcing of Weapons Maintenance The Obama administration has unleashed plans to curtail outsourcing and bring more work in-house. But one area where the practice is not likely to slow down is weapons maintenance.
National Defense November 2013 John D. Altenburg	Winding Down War Zone Contracts As with any arduous task for which a completion date is announced, the government assumed the risk of Afghanistan defense contractor lethargy -- or worse -- when it announced when the war will end.
National Defense August 2008 John Stafford & David Goodwin	Revised Rules for Battlefield Contractors The expansion of the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act of 2000 and the Uniform Code of Military Justice has complicated the legal environment for U.S. contractors co-located with military forces abroad.
BusinessWeek July 31, 2006 Dawn Kopecki	When Outsourcing Turns Outrageous The U.S. Military has lost billions to fraud and mismanagement by private contractors in Iraq who do everything from cooking soldiers' meals to building hospitals to providing security. That raises a question: Does Pentagon outsourcing make sense?
National Defense January 2016 Cassidy et al.	Defense Increases Scrutiny of Supply Chain The Defense Department has offered some clarification on how it plans to deal with suppliers that pose potential security risks.
National Defense March 2005 Roxana Tiron	Contractor Security The Defense Department's relationship with contractors is changing as it becomes more reliant on them.
Parameters Autumn 2007 Gregory L. Cantwell	Nation-Building: A Joint Enterprise When America's Army is at war, is the nation also at war?
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National Defense November 2006 James A. Hughes	Blended Workforce Poses Conflict of Interest Risks The Acquisition Advisory Panel noted the emergence of a "blended" workforce, where contractors work side-by-side with federal officials. The panel observed that the lines between governmental and commercial functions have blurred.
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Popular Mechanics December 2008 Joe Pappalardo	Crunching the Numbers on Mercenaries vs Soldiers The U.S. military has always gone to war with civilian contractors in tow.
National Defense September 2009 Laura Kennedy	Tighter Rules For Conflicts Of Interest The new tighter controls on conflicts of interest are forcing defense contractors to become more vigilant to free their relationships from conflicts in all its forms.
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Parameters Autumn 2005 Andrew S. Natsios	The Nine Principles of Reconstruction and Development In a time of increasing collaboration between the two organizations, it is important that the military gain a better understanding of how the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and development agencies generally approach their work, and how the two communities can beneficially build on this cooperation.
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National Defense February 2010 Sean M. Connolly	New Personal Conflicts of Interest Rules Proposed Federal Acquisition Regulations call for contractors to police their employees' personal conflicts of interest or face serious disciplinary action.
National Defense October 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Why Is Congress Launching Yet Another Roles-and-Missions Probe? Congress may have the power of the purse, but it has been largely powerless in just about every attempt to influence the course of the war in Iraq and to substantially reshape military spending priorities.
Parameters Winter 2003/2004 Richard D. Hooker, Jr.	Soldiers of the State: Reconsidering American Civil-Military Relations Far from overstepping its bounds, America's military operates comfortably within constitutional notions of separated powers, participating appropriately in defense and national security policymaking with due deference to the principle of civilian control.
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Parameters Winter 2005/2006 Christopher M. Schnaubelt	After the Fight: Interagency Operations The situation in Iraq may not be nearly as dire as some pundits and much of the media would have the American public believe, but there is certainly a long way to go.
National Defense April 2011 D'Agostino & Goodwin	Lessons Learned From Latest Ethics Violation The Defense Department's inspector general's office in January reported instances of noncompliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and recommended remedial action to improve the Army Logistics Civil Augmentation Program IV support contract.
National Defense August 2013 Lou Kratz	As Spending Comes Down, Strategic Choices Needed After more than a decade of conflict, the United States has begun to draw down defense spending, with sequestration cuts expected to continue over the coming years.
Parameters Spring 2005 Kenneth Payne	The Media as an Instrument of War The media, in the modern era, are indisputably an instrument of war. This is because winning modern wars is as much dependent on carrying domestic and international public opinion as it is on defeating the enemy on the battlefield.
National Defense December 2009 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Before War Strategy Is Settled, Political Aims Must Be Defined Amid uncertainty and unease about the future of the U.S. military in Afghanistan, the importance of clear political objectives can't be overstated.
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National Defense May 2010 Dorn C. McGrath	Contractors Must Begin to Update Integrity Database The National Defense Authorization Act of 2009 now requires the government to develop and maintain an information system containing specific information on the integrity and performance of federal contractors and grantees.
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