Government Contracting Culture

[Ken White]

Ken - Your analysis regarding the use of DSS/MP is spot on. (Though a minor correction, DSS is largely foreign service.)

it is a mix; all government employees so the premise of once hired = around for years, needed or not, still holds.

My question is whether or not political backlash against PMCs will make their continued use unfeasible, despite the cost efficiency? If memory serves correct, Sen. Clinton wished to abolish their use all together, and she appears to be the current front runner for the Sec. State gig.

Hard to say; the Democrats will want to maximize the governmental aspect (to include adding Union members as in AFGE and AFSA); who knows what the Republicans will / would do. Could go either way...

I found it curious that the FBI was suggested vs improved capability of DoD, NCIS, CID, OSI, etc. Was the suggestion of increasing FBI capability in this area driven out of ignorance of DoD capabilities or was it intentional?

I suspect some of both with more emphasis on the latter as a desired increase in 'civilian' oversight.

Good luck...