United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-07-28 monographic deposited born digital 70 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-737 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-737 P0b002ee1803791b6 f:d05737 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-737 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-737 GAO-05-737 Americans employed abroad Construction contracts Contract performance Contractor personnel Federal agencies Federal aid to foreign countries Federal employees Federal procurement Performance measures Personnel security policies Security services contracts Iraq Other Written Product A31397

The United States is spending billions of dollars to reconstruct Iraq while combating an insurgency that has targeted military and contractor personnel and the Iraqi people. This environment created a need for those rebuilding Iraq to obtain security services. GAO evaluated the extent to which (1) U.S. agencies and contractors acquired security services from private providers, (2) the U.S. military and private security providers developed a working relationship, and (3) U.S. agencies assessed the costs of using private security providers on reconstruction contracts. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-737/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-737.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-737/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-737.pdf GAO-05-737 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-737 Other Written Product GAO-05-737; Rebuilding Iraq: Actions Needed To Improve Use of Private Security Providers; Americans employed abroad Construction contracts Contract performance Contractor personnel Federal agencies Federal aid to foreign countries Federal employees Federal procurement Performance measures Personnel security policies Security services contracts Iraq Title 18 Section 2441 Title 18 Section 3261 Title 18 Section 7(9) 18 U.S.C. 2441 18 U.S.C. 3261 18 U.S.C. 7(9) Public Law 108-106 Public Law 108-309 Public Law 108-375