August 12, 2004

It's Your Money

What are the odds that these folks (R) are being payed the same or less then the troops they have replaced?

Stretched thin by troop deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan and security needs at home, the Army has resorted to hiring private security guards to help protect dozens of American military bases.

To date, more than 4,300 private security officers have been put to work at 50 Army installations in the United States, according to Army documents obtained by The Times.

I'll bet this makes the personnel on these bases feel much more secure as well.

Oh, the process for awarding some major contacts for this service is pretty typical for the current administration.

Posted by Steve on August 12, 2004
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