Lack of Oversight Opens Gaps for Corruption in Military Contracting
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Better oversight is needed to close loopholes in the military’s growing use of contractors. In current operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, local sources provide everything from food to ammunition, freeing up troops while less critical tasks are taken care of by local businesses.
The use of contractors has proven invaluable amid a tightening military budget, as it relieves the United States of massive costs otherwise spent shipping supplies into remote areas. Yet, while growing reliance on services is increasing the number of providers, those in charge of oversight are getting more work than they can handle—a factor leaving gaps for corruption a waste.
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The use of contractors has proven invaluable amid a tightening military budget, as it relieves the United States of massive costs otherwise spent shipping supplies into remote areas. Yet, while growing reliance on services is increasing the number of providers, those in charge of oversight are getting more work than they can handle—a factor leaving gaps for corruption a waste.
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HIRED HANDS: Civilian contractors from the Philippines build a church for troops at Forward Operating Base Delaram in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan on April 4. Ways of eliminating waste, fraud, and corruption among contractors are being discussed by the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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