Congress and
Private Military Contractors



"Blackwater USA: Private Military Contractor Activity in Iraq and Afghanistan" House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Hearing, October 2, 2007 [not much there yet but more will be added after the hearing]
http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=1509
"Additional Information about Blackwater USA." House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Memorandum from the Majority Staff -.
October 1, 2007
http://oversight.house.gov/documents/20071001121609.pdf
"Private Military Contractors in Iraq: An Examination of Blackwater's Actions in Fallujah." House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Majority Staff report. Sept 2007
http://oversight.house.gov/documents/20070927104643.pdf
"War Profiteering and Other Contractor Crimes Committed Overseas."
House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. June 19, 2007
http://judiciary.house.gov/oversight.aspx?ID=338
"Iraqi Reconstruction: Reliance on Private Military Contractors " House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Hearing - Feb 7, 2007 [includes links to the video of the hearing, witness statements, and more]
http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=1165
Various letters to and from the Committee, the State Dept and Blackwater

http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=1497
CPA Memorandum 17 - Registration Requirements for Private Security Companies (PSC) with Annexes including Annex A-
Rules for the Use of Force by Contractors in Iraq and Annex B - Code of Conduct for Private Security Companies Operating Iraq
http://www.iraqcoalition.org/regulations/20040626_CPAMEMO_17_Registratio
n_Requirements_for_Private_Security_Companies_with_Annexes.pdf
"Abuses in Private Security and Reconstruction Contracting in Iraq:
Ensuring Accountability, Protecting Whistleblowers." Senate Democratic Party Committee Hearing. September 21, 2007. [includes statements and links to the video of the hearing]
http://democrats.senate.gov/dpc/dpc-hearing.cfm?A=40
Selected other sources:
"The Private Military Firms: Historical Evolution and Industry Analysis." NPS thesis. June 2007.
http://bosun.nps.edu/uhtbin/hyperion-image.exe/07Jun%5FAlabarda%5FMBA.pd
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"Analysis of Security Contractors in Deployed Environments." NPS Thesis.
December 2006
http://bosun.nps.edu/uhtbin/hyperion-image.exe/06Dec%5FHerron%5FMBA.pdf
"A Critical Analysis of the Coordination, Command and Control of Contractors in Iraq." NPS Thesis. December 2006
http://bosun.nps.edu/uhtbin/hyperion-image.exe/06Dec%5FButkus%5FMBA.pdf
"Outsourcing Small Wars: Expanding the Role of Private Military Companies in U.S. Military Operations." NPS Thesis. September 2005.
http://bosun.nps.edu/uhtbin/hyperion-image.exe/05Sep%5FJorgensen.pdf
"Rebuilding Iraq: Actions Needed to Improve Use of Private Security Providers." GAO July 2005
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05737.pdf
"Private Security Contractors in Iraq: Background, Legal Status, and Other Issues" CRS report updated July 11, 2007
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32419.pdf
DCAF Backgrounder "Private Military Companies" April 2004
http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/files/portal/issueareas/security/security
_pdf/2006_DCAF.pdf
"The Private Military Industry and Iraq: What Have We Learned and Where to Next?" DCAF Policy Paper. Nov 2004
http://www.dcaf.ch/_docs/pp04_private-military.pdf
"Phasing Out Private Security Contractors in Iraq" USAWC Strategic Leadership Course paper. March 2006
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/ksil520.pdf
"Private Security Contractors on the Battlefield." USAWC Strategy Research Project. March 2006
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/ksil320.pdf
"Operational Implications of Private Military Companies in the Global War on Terror. Army Command and General Staff College, 2005
http://stinet.dtic.mil/dticrev/PDFs/ADA436294.pdf
"Public War, Private Fight? The United States and Private Military Companies" Global War on Terrorism Occasional Paper no. 12. Fort Leavenworth Combat Studies Institute. 2005
http://www-cgsc.army.mil/carl/download/csipubs/kidwell.pdf